Music of the Caucasus [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia etc.]

[Scarbo]

Thank you for the information Fred. I've tried emailing the composer but haven't heard anything.
(and sorry if I wasn't clear -- I intend to pay for legitimate copies if it's still in print)
Thanks again-

[Jim Faston]

Hello,
I'm having quite a bit of trouble finding some sheet music, and hoping someone can help:

Composer: Loris Tjeknavorian (sometimes spelled 'Cheknavarian')
Piece: Fantastic Dances Op. 2 for piano.

I have searched catalogs, libraries, and sheet music repositories, but can't find these pieces anywhere.

Any information or leads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

Drei armenische Tanze fur Klavier, op. 2 published by Doblinger in 1963. Worldcat shows copies held at a number of libraries--perhaps try an interlibrary loan.

US,CA LA SIERRA UNIV
US,CA UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
US,CA UNIV OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
US,MI MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
US,MN CONCORDIA COL LIBR
US,ND UNIV OF N DAKOTA
US,NE WAYNE STATE COL
US,NY EASTMAN SCH OF MUSIC
US,OK UNIV OF OKLAHOMA
US,WA WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIV
Germany BAYERISCHE STAATSBIBLIOTHEK
Germany SACHSISCHE LANDESBIBLIOTHEK
Japan KUNITACHI COL OF MUSIC LIBR

[Scarbo]

Thanks for your suggestions - fortunately I did receive a reply from the composer and he was able to send me the score.
I appreciate the help.

[caostotale]

Here's a late-career sonata by one of Georgia's more prolific twentieth-century composers. A first sonata dates from about a decade earlier, but I'm not sure if it was ever published. Like Tishchenko's seventh sonata, the piece is written for piano and bells. The first two movements after the prologue are titled after ancient Georgian monasteries (Gelati, Motsameta), the third movement is a chorale, and the fourth movement ('Sataplia') refers to a Georgian mountain with a famous cave. A bio and photo can be found at:

http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... rev=search

Revaz Kondratyevich GABICHVADZE (Georgia)
Sonata no. 2, for piano with bells (1976)

Gabichvadze - Sonata no. 2, for piano with bells (1976).pdf

[mballan]

Excellent as always Caostotale, for this work and those in the Russian thread - wonderful scores.

malcolm

[fleubis]

caostotale continues to surprise us with these interesting works. Definitely the first time I've ever seen a piece for piano & bells and they make their appearance in the final movement with their spacing suggests that the pianist can play them--no second performer needed. A variety of other rather interesting effects in this piece, too.

[burgmuller]

Maybe you know this composer, but I discovered him yesterday, I'm fascinated with him!!I dont´see his name anywhere here. He's Armenian. Willy Weiner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1UfZIGbAnU

[alfor]

caostotale continues to surprise us with these interesting works. Definitely the first time I've ever seen a piece for piano & bells and they make their appearance in the final movement with their spacing suggests that the pianist can play them--no second performer needed. A variety of other rather interesting effects in this piece, too.

Cf. Boris Tishenko's Sonata No. 7 for piano and bells!

Maybe somebody can shed light on this strange russian (?)
tradition of music with bells.

[Timtin]

Maybe somebody can shed light on this strange russian (?)
tradition of music with bells.

The imitation of bells in piano music is fairly common, but pianists
tend to overlook it. Rachmaninov used the device in various works,
including the famous Prelude Op3 No2 and the Étude Tableau Op39 No7.
This article explains about the long tradition of bell-ringing in Russia,
and perhaps makes it understandable why Russian composers in
particular might be keen on incorporating bells, or imitation of bells,
into some of their compositions.

http://www.danilovbells.com/bellsonruss ... ussia.html

[HullandHellandHalifax]

Maybe somebody can shed light on this strange russian (?)
tradition of music with bells.

The imitation of bells in piano music is fairly common, but pianists
tend to overlook it. Rachmaninov used the device in various works,
including the famous Prelude Op3 No2 and the Étude Tableau Op39 No7.
This article explains about the long tradition of bell-ringing in Russia,
and perhaps makes it understandable why Russian composers in
particular might be keen on incorporating bells, or imitation of bells,
into some of their compositions.

http://www.danilovbells.com/bellsonruss ... ussia.html

and not forgetting The Great Gate of Kiev from Mussorgsky's Pictures!