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Recorded Aug 18, 2014
Adapted from arrangement by Lou Busch
Produced and Edited by Tony DeSare
Cinematography by Robbie Vicencio
Bass - Steve Doyle
Drums - Michael Klopp
Guitar - Edward Decker
Piano - Tony DeSare

Recorded on a Yamaha C3 at Southpaw Studios, Peekskill, NY
Adapted from an arrangement by Lou Busch

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Aram Il'yich Khachaturian[A] /ˈærəm ˌkɑːtʃəˈtʊəriən/[3] (Russian: Арам Ильич Хачатурян; Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան, pronounced [ɑˈɾɑm χɑt͡ʃʰɑt(ə)ɾˈjɑn]; 6 June 1903 – 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers and the most renowned Armenian composer of the 20th century.[4][5]

Born and raised in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Khachaturian moved to Moscow and—without much knowledge of music—enrolled in the Gnessin Musical Institute. He then entered the Moscow Conservatory to study in the class of Nikolai Myaskovsky, among others. His first major work, the Piano Concerto (1936), popularized his name within and outside the Soviet Union. It was followed by the Violin Concerto (1940) and the Cello Concerto (1946). His other significant compositions include the Masquerade Suite (1941), the Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944), three symphonies (1935, 1943, 1947), and around 25 film scores. Khachaturian is best known for his ballet music—Gayane (1942) and Spartacus (1954). His most popular piece, the "Sabre Dance" from Gayane, has been used extensively in popular culture and has been covered by a number of musicians worldwide.[6]

Khachaturian was initially approved by the Soviet government and held several high posts in the Union of Soviet Composers since the late 1930s, although he joined the Communist Party only in 1943. Along with Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich, he was officially denounced as a "formalist" and his music dubbed "anti-people" in 1948, but was restored later that year. Since 1950 he taught at the Gnessin Institute and the Moscow Conservatory and turned to conducting. He traveled to Europe and the United States with concerts of his own works. In 1957 Khachaturian became Secretary of Union of Soviet Composers, a position he held until his death.

While following Russian musical traditions, he broadly used Armenian and to lesser extent, Caucasian, Eastern European and Middle Eastern peoples' folk music in his works. Khachaturian remains the only Armenian composer to rise to international significance. He is highly regarded in Armenia, where he is considered a "national treasure".[7]
The "Sabre Dance" (Armenian: Սուսերով պար Suserov par; Russian: Танец с саблями Tanets s sablyami) is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane (1942). "It is where the dancers display their skill with sabres."[2] The movement, especially its middle section,[2] is based on Armenian folk music.[3] According to Tigran Mansurian, it is a synthesis of an Armenian wedding dance music from Gyumri and a saxophone counterpoint from the United States.[4] It is widely considered Khachaturian's most famous work.[5]

In 1948 the "Sabre Dance" became a jukebox hit in the United States.[6][7][8] Due to its popularity, a Newsweek article suggested that 1948 could be called "Khachaturian Year in the United States."[9] In that year, three versions of the "Sabre Dance" (one played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Artur Rodziński;[10][11] another one by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Efrem Kurtz;[12] and by Oscar Levant)[13] reached number one in the Billboard Best-Selling Records by Classical Artists. These three versions were included in the Year's Top Selling Classical Artists by Billboard in 1948.[14] The "Sabre Dance" became the first million-selling record of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[15] According to the Current Biography Yearbook, it was Levant's performance that "received popular attention."[16]

"[18] Billboard magazine calls it "a piece that's known to every pops orchestra in existence."[19]

Year Artist, band, orchestra Note Ref
1948 Oscar Levant In the film The Barkleys of Broadway [20]
Freddy Martin Entitled "Sabre Dance Boogie" [21]

The Andrews Sisters and The Harmonica Gentlemen Entitled "(Everytime They Play the) Sabre Dance" [24][25]
1954 Liberace [26]


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