Masquerade Suite

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Masquerade Suite is a popular orchestral suite by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, best known for its lively and dramatic dance movements frequently used in film and concert performances.

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Masquerade Suite canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ
adaptationOf incidental music to Masquerade ⓘ
associatedWith Armenian music tradition ⓘ
Soviet-era music ⓘ
basedOn Masquerade (play) ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Mikhail Lermontov ⓘ
characteristic dramatic contrasts ⓘ
lively dance rhythms ⓘ
memorable melodies ⓘ
prominent percussion ⓘ
composer Aram Khachaturian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext incidental music for the play Masquerade ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy major symphony orchestras ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasInstrumentation brass ⓘ
harp ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
hasPart Galop ⓘ
linked to: Galop infernal

Mazurka ⓘ
Nocturne ⓘ
Romance ⓘ
Waltz ⓘ
languageOfWork instrumental ⓘ
mood dramatic ⓘ
festive ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
movementNumber 5 ⓘ
notableFor popular waltz movement ⓘ
notableMovement Nocturne ⓘ
Waltz ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
period 20th century ⓘ
popularIn symphonic concert programs ⓘ
style 20th-century classical ⓘ
Soviet classical ⓘ
tempoCharacteristic contrasting fast and slow movements ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 20 minutes ⓘ
use ballet and stage productions ⓘ
concert repertoire ⓘ
film soundtrack ⓘ

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Aram Khachaturian → notableWork → Masquerade Suite ⓘ