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Sabre Dance

"Sabre Dance" is an orchestral movement from the final act of Aram Khachaturian's 1942 ballet Gayane, in which dancers display their skill with sabres. It is Khachaturian's most recognizable work worldwide and is considered one of the signature pieces of 20th-century popular music. The composition is a fast-paced work, lasting about two and a half…

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Composed
1942 (1942)
Performed
December 9, 1942 (1942-12-09), Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
Related
Gayane

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Sabre Dance

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Edges229
Triples157
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related to Popular music covers · 35
Sabre Dance → Allan Roberts, Andrews Sisters, As, Billboard, Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box, Cash Box Disc-Hits Box, Collectively, Contemporary, Described, Freddy Martin's, Herman's, In, It, Its, Khachaturian, Khachaturian Year, Khatchaturian, Lester Lee, Martin's, May
related to background · 34
Sabre Dance → Act IV, After Giko's, Armenian Shalakho, Ballet Theatre, Caucasian Lezginka, Dance, December, Gayane, Giko, Happiness, He, Hopak, In, Kazakov, Khachaturian, Kirov Theatre's, Konstantin Derzhavin, Kurds, Molotov, Nina Anisimova
related to Reception and legacy · 28
Sabre Dance → American, American TV, Andy Nercessian, Armenia's, Armenian, Composer Nikolai Kapustin, Filmmaker Yusup Razykov, Gayane, He, Honestly, In, It's, Jay Nordlinger, Jonathan McCollum, Khachaturian, Khachaturian's, Moscow, Mr, NPR's Tom Huizenga, Serves
related to Orchestral recordings · 23
Sabre Dance → After World War II, Alexander Smallens, American, At, By, Efrem Kurtz, Gayane, In, June, Kansas City Philharmonic, Khachaturian, Le Chant, Leeds Music Corporation, Lewisohn Stadium, Monde, Muzgiz, New York Philharmonic, November, Schirmer, Soviet Union
related to On screen · 15
Sabre Dance → Aleksandr Ivanovsky, Ballet, Concert, Herbert Rappaport, Howard Thompson, In, Kirov, Mariinsky, Nina Anisimova, Nu, Soviet, Soviet Union, Stars, The, The Ed Sullivan Show
related to In sports · 13
Sabre Dance → After, Among, Buffalo Sabres, Evgeni Plushenko, Johnny Weir, Michelle Kwan, NHL, Scott Hamilton, Sportswriter Bob Ryan, The, The National Hockey League, Toller Cranston, Vanessa-Mae's
related to Composition · 6
Sabre Dance → ABA, English, It, Presto, The, When
Composed · 1
Sabre Dance → 1942 (1942)
Performed · 1
Sabre Dance → December 9, 1942 (1942-12-09), Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
Related · 1
Sabre Dance → Gayane

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dance piece sabre music khachaturian version gayane soviet ballet called 1948 khachaturian's orchestral popular folk work armenian instruments orchestra recorded

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Sabre DanceComposed1942 (1942)1.00infobox
Sabre DancePerformedDecember 9, 1942 (1942-12-09), Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre1.00infobox
Sabre DanceRelatedGayane1.00infobox
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundAct IV0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundGayane0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundKhachaturian0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundHappiness0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundWith0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundKonstantin Derzhavin0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundDecember0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundPerm Opera0.60section
Sabre Dancerelated to backgroundBallet Theatre0.60section

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