ABSTRACT
K:HACHATURIAN,ARAM(ILICH)(b.i903),Russian(Armenian)composer,pupilofGnessinandMiaskovsky;aged20beforehebegan professionalstudy.Works,ofteninfluencedbyArmenianfolk-music includepianoconcerto(withapartforFLEXATONE,imitating Armenianfolk-instrument),violinconcerto,celloconcerto,two symphonies;ballets'GAYANEH'and'Spartacus';musictoLermontov'splay'MASQUERADE';choral,piano,andchamberworks.For 'SabreDance'seeGAYANEH.
