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) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Mikhail Lermontov NERFINISHED
characteristic dramatic contrasts
lively dance rhythms
memorable melodies
prominent percussion
composer Aram Khachaturian NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Mazurka
Nocturne NERFINISHED
Romance
Waltz
languageOfWork instrumental
mood dramatic
festive
romantic
movementNumber 5
notableFor popular waltz movement
notableMovement Nocturne NERFINISHED
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