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Topic: Sabre Dance by Khachaturian |
Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 29 Nov 2024 9:45 pm |
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As with many great themes in classical music, many times we know the melody but not the title or composer. This was one of those for me. While making dinner on Thanksgiving, I had this music playing in my head, which made me laugh. I kept thinking about it and thought I would start putting together an arrangement. But not knowing the title, I had to watch a bunch of YouTube videos of classical music themes, and in particular ones used in chase scenes. Voila! There it was: Aram Khachaturian’s 1942 composition “Sabre Dance” from a ballet he had written. From there I could seek out the sheet music.
https://youtu.be/Knj3s88erZE?si=ZG1FbITncUQV_Zpr
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Will Houston
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Tempe, Az
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Posted 29 Nov 2024 10:49 pm
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| Nice one Mike 👍 |
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David Irving
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South Australia, Australia
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Posted 29 Nov 2024 11:27 pm
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| Very nice. |
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David Becker
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California, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2024 8:19 am
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| Thanks for that, Mike! Wonderfully done! As kid (a l-o-n-g time ago!), we had been given a large set of 45's of nothing but classical music. We 4 kids used to act out stuff while listening, and the Sabre Dance was one of our favorites, along with The 1812 Overture, Ritual Dance of Fire, Flight of the Bumblebee, Capricio Italien, Night on Bald Mountain, and, of course, many of the Nutcracker pieces. You brought back some very fond memories. Happy Holidays!! |
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Anthony Lis
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South Dakota, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2024 11:56 am
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| Great! |
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2024 6:53 pm
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Well done, Mike. I like your phrasing, and where you mixed in the slides.
I remember hearing Sabre Dance on the Ed Sullivan Show, during novelty act performances. Dave Edmunds recorded a blazing guitar version of it in the early 90’s. That’s when the tune got my attention again. Weirdly enough, I was just practicing it this week. |
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Marshall Woodall
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New York, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2024 12:42 pm
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| Excellent Mike! This tune is ingrained in my mind to represent a hectic, chaotic vibe thanks to the over consumption of cartoons as a kid. So funny. |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 1 Dec 2024 6:01 pm
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Thanks everyone. Sometimes we take some of these themes for granted. I’m happy revisiting and playing around with them. It’s all very nostalgic and at the same time inspiring my progress.
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HowardR
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 6 Dec 2024 9:35 am
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That’s amazing, untoppable!
But if that is the sound of a sabre dance, there will be bloodshed, accidentally. 😂
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