{"product_id":"khachaturian-a-sabre-dance-1","title":"Khachaturian, A :: Sabre Dance","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003eSabre Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eKhachaturian, A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusicians Publications presents Aram Khachaturian s  Sabre Dance  from his ballet,  Gayne  arranged for woodwind quintet by Bill Holcombe Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aram Khachaturian was born in the Soviet Republic of Georgia in 1903. Among his most popular works are his piano concerto (1936), violin concerto (1940), and folk ballet  Gayne  (Happiness -- 1942) from which the  Sabre Dance  is excerpted.  Gayne  is about life on a collective farm in Armenia and has strong elements of Armenian and Russian folklore. The plot centers around Gayne, a loyal Armenian worker. Her tyrannical husband Giko betrays the Soviet government, turns arsonist and smuggler, and is finally captured by the heroic commander of the local militia. The  Sabre Dance  itself is based upon a Kurdish folk dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of Khachaturian's music reflects his Armenian ancestry. The traditions of romantic Russian music, and the Soviet concerns that music appeals to large, diverse groups of people and feature folk styles. The influence of Rimsky-Korsakov is evident from the large orchestra required for the  Sabre Dance  and the colorful orchestration featuring the winds and percussion. The steady pulse and the melodies which move chromatically around a repeated note suggests the influence of Armenian folk music. The form of the  Sabre Dance  is ABA. The steady pulse, the excitement of displaced accents, the colorful effects of the orchestration, and the incessant repetition of short melodic motives and simple progressions make the music interesting and enjoyable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -John H. Planer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis woodwind quintet is intermediate-advanced in difficulty depending on the tempo performed at.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Musicians Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46968672485670,"sku":"MPWQ264","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/700000000MPWQ264_d.jpg?v=1697517171","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/khachaturian-a-sabre-dance-1","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}