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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).
Aram Khachaturyan. Music Department: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Aram Khachaturyan was born in 1903, in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia). He was the fourth son in a modest Armenian family.
- Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack
- June 6, 1903
- Aram Khachaturyan
- May 1, 1978
The score, written by Edmund Butt, of the 2013 television film An Adventure in Space and Time, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the British sci-fi TV series Doctor Who, was inspired by Khachaturian's Waltz.
"Sabre Dance" is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane (1942), where the dancers display their skill with sabres. It is Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work worldwide.
I. PrologueII. Lyric SceneIII. Love SceneIV. Dance.Performed by the USSR State Cinematographic Orchestra conducted by Grigori Hamburg and Gennadi Katz.
Possibly the best known composition of Aram Il'yich Khachaturian.This arrangement uses the piano to introduce the main theme.The film clips and photographs a...
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Oct 29, 2003 · By Robert Koehler. Late Soviet artist Aram Khachaturian, too often remembered just for his pulsating “Saber Dance,” had a life that mirrored the best and worst of the Soviet Union itself....
