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(YouTube) Video In honor of Aram Khachaturian's birthday, here is his most famous piece. Plate spinners not included   (youtube.com) divider line 19
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Punchie 2009-06-06 07:15:06 PM  
I'm sure as most of us that grew up in the '70's my knowledge of classical music stems from watching Warner Bros. cartoons and I love this selection of music because of it. Those cartoons made me seek out music such as this and has made me appreciate the genre that much more.

 
Setion 2009-06-06 07:17:06 PM  

 
holiday_inn_in_cambodia 2009-06-06 08:30:57 PM  
I remember this piece, they played it when I went to see the ballet... you know, the bear in the little car

 
oldandwiser 2009-06-06 08:48:58 PM  
He was the Frank Zappa of his day.

 
SynthLord 2009-06-06 09:43:18 PM  
I used to be a fan of Schickle Mix on NPR, and one of his shows was dedicated to the question "how perfect should a classical recording be?"

In examining the pros and cons, he spent some time on recordings that were so bad they should never have completed the piece, let alone released a record. One of the recordings was "Sabre Dance", in which some people play the downbeats ("oom-") and others play the upbeats ("-pa"), difficult to do at such a breakneck tempo.

In the recording he featured, the "-pas" fell terribly behind the "oom-s", resulting in a train wreck of "oom-pa oompa oopma poomp pa-oomp pa-oomp".

It was one of the funniest things I've ever heard. I was driving at the time and had to pull over, the tears were obscuring my vision so much ...

 
ninjakirby [TotalFark] 2009-06-06 09:48:46 PM  
www.kickassclassical.com

 
Zombalupagus 2009-06-06 09:49:51 PM  
There needs to be a Saber-dancer webpage much like a Benny-Hill-ifier.

 
oldebayer [TotalFark] 2009-06-06 10:03:14 PM  
My all time favorite ballet is Spartacus. Also the source of the theme for The Onedin Line, another all time fave.

 
mistersnark [TotalFark] 2009-06-06 10:34:02 PM  
Deserves the img1.fark.net tag just for the guy on the bones. On fire, he is.

 
Sir Simon Milligan 2009-06-06 10:38:19 PM  
filthy communist

 
Barak vEsh 2009-06-07 12:00:48 AM  
SynthLord: I used to be a fan of Schickle Mix on NPR, and one of his shows was dedicated to the question "how perfect should a classical recording be?"

In examining the pros and cons, he spent some time on recordings that were so bad they should never have completed the piece, let alone released a record. One of the recordings was "Sabre Dance", in which some people play the downbeats ("oom-") and others play the upbeats ("-pa"), difficult to do at such a breakneck tempo.

In the recording he featured, the "-pas" fell terribly behind the "oom-s", resulting in a train wreck of "oom-pa oompa oopma poomp pa-oomp pa-oomp".

It was one of the funniest things I've ever heard. I was driving at the time and had to pull over, the tears were obscuring my vision so much ...


The music he writes is also pretty freakin' funny.

 
galactus5000 2009-06-07 12:31:44 AM  
holiday_inn_in_cambodia: I remember this piece, they played it when I went to see the ballet... you know, the bear in the little car

I tried to see that, but I was trapped in two vending machines.

 
KrmtDfrog 2009-06-07 12:39:13 AM  
All I could think of were Looney Tunes cartoons when I heard that.

/all I know about classical music I learned from Warner Bros.

 
DD44Dostivei 2009-06-07 01:28:39 AM  
i was wondering why no one had posted the masturbating bear until i ran the two words through GIS

 
Galaxy of Prawns 2009-06-07 02:32:03 AM  
What a coincidence, I was just enjoying some music from Spartacus.

oldandwiser: He was the Frank Zappa of his day.

I'd probably give that title to Raymond Scott, but I can see where you're coming from.

Does anyone else feel that most mid-to-uptempo classical they hear isn't being played fast enough? I've been listening to a lot lately and I always think, "Jeez, another 10 bpm and this would be just perfect."

 
pipco 2009-06-07 06:34:12 AM  
wow. I never heard all of that; It kicks ass.

oldandwiser heh. cool post.

 
Ignorant McNugget 2009-06-07 10:26:15 AM  
SynthLord: The "-pas" fell terribly behind the "oom-s", resulting in a train wreck of "oom-pa oompa oopma poomp pa-oomp pa-oomp".

That's far and away the best written description of bad rhythm I've ever seen. I know I'm going to have to steal it at some point.

 
stiletto_the_wise 2009-06-07 08:55:15 PM  
Setion: What I always remember him for (new window)

Or this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6ZBSdjzKfk

 
Dedmon 2009-06-07 10:46:36 PM  
Setion: What I always remember him for (new window)

I'd like to thank you and subby for introducing me to Khachaturian. I didn't know he existed untill 20 minutes ago, and I'm absolutely in rapture to his music.

 
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