Monday, December 01, 2008

I Need Some Of That Time Back

Solve This Mystery!

Hey, remember when I added all those hours to your life? I need you to do some quick research for me now. It won't take you nearly as long as I've saved you, so it all adds up and we're even-steven. At least.

I've played the piano for a long time. Two of my favorite pieces to play are by composer Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). Both are listed as being "from "Adventures of Ivan"." I was recently on the internet and thought I would get a CD of (or at least bug the library to get a CD of) the complete music from "Adventures of Ivan". No dice. Hennepin County Library? No help. Amazon? Nope. Wikipedia? Absent. A comprehensive list of Khachaturian's complete works? Missing. So, my question to you is this:

What is "Adventures of Ivan" and why are two pieces for piano students by Aram Khachaturian listed as being "from" it?

If you figure this out and I am satisfied with your answer, you can get a free 2008 Toys For Tots CD and I will give the ten bucks to the cause for you.
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  1. Lilpudn6:52 AM, December 02, 2008

    It seems to me that Adventures of Ivan is piano music that he wrote for students of piano and that no one has recorded it commercially. It has been included in a new collection of children's piano music under the name of:

    Pictures of Childhood Piano Solo - Book
    Piano Series

    Here are the songs:

    General Information
    Composer(s) :
    Khachaturian, Aram  (1903-1978)
    Work type(s) :
    Piano solo
    Movements or Excerpts
     
    Name
    Key & mode

    1. Ivan Sings
    C minor
    2
    Ivan Can't Go Out Today
    C major
    3
    Ivan is ill

    4
    Ivan Goes to a Party (Waltz)
    E major
    5
    Ivan is Very Busy (Etude)
    C
    6
    Ivan and Natasha
    G minor
    7
    Ivan's Hobbyhorse
    C
    8
    A Tale of Strange Lands
    A minor
    Publishing Information
    General Information
    Publisher:
    MCA Music
    Editors
    Mirovitch, Alfred
    Excerpts Contained:
    Complete

    I think your best bet is to find the sheet music on ebay or from a publisher under the new name and practice it a whole lot and record it yourself.

    By the way, your blog was the ninth hit when I googled it. Oh yeah, there seems to be a kid playing it on youtube too.

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