Ivan Sings
“Ivan Sings,” also known as Andantino, is a compelling masterpiece created by Aram Khachaturian, a Soviet-Armenian composer. The majority of Khachaturian’s pieces are influenced by Armenian folk music. The composition of “Ivan Sings” is written in E flat major, meaning all notes on the staff are natural except A, B, and E. This key creates a truly disturbing, yet beautiful atmosphere. I chose to cover this song because it was one of my earliest emotional pieces that was played before an audience. The composition is also striking because it is the creation of a diverse artist who not only specialized in
piano, but also the cello, fl
ute, and violin.
“Ivan Sings” is divided into 10 different stanzas or bars of music. Each bar of music is essentially the fearful yet remarkable voice of Ivan. The notes are slurred into one another to create a powerful message that affects the emotions of both the pianist and the listener. The sound produced by the notes is not a tale of joy, but one of sorrow and lost love. It seems as though the composition is the story of Ivan’s journey of healing after lost love. Surprisingly, the tone is quite similar to that of “Sad Story.”
Khachaturian, one of many great composers, shaped a truly magical piece. Though simple in note arrangement, “Ivan Sings” is the creator of complex emotion. Khachaturian could not have picked any other series of notes to better illustrate lost love and heartache.
“Ivan Sings,” also known as Andantino, is a compelling masterpiece created by Aram Khachaturian, a Soviet-Armenian composer. The majority of Khachaturian’s pieces are influenced by Armenian folk music. The composition of “Ivan Sings” is written in E flat major, meaning all notes on the staff are natural except A, B, and E. This key creates a truly disturbing, yet beautiful atmosphere. I chose to cover this song because it was one of my earliest emotional pieces that was played before an audience. The composition is also striking because it is the creation of a diverse artist who not only specialized in
piano, but also the cello, fl
ute, and violin.“Ivan Sings” is divided into 10 different stanzas or bars of music. Each bar of music is essentially the fearful yet remarkable voice of Ivan. The notes are slurred into one another to create a powerful message that affects the emotions of both the pianist and the listener. The sound produced by the notes is not a tale of joy, but one of sorrow and lost love. It seems as though the composition is the story of Ivan’s journey of healing after lost love. Surprisingly, the tone is quite similar to that of “Sad Story.”
Khachaturian, one of many great composers, shaped a truly magical piece. Though simple in note arrangement, “Ivan Sings” is the creator of complex emotion. Khachaturian could not have picked any other series of notes to better illustrate lost love and heartache.
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