Caucasian Sketches

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Caucasian Sketches (

radio stations. The final movement of the Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1, entitled Procession of the Sardar (French
: Cortège du Sardar; also popularly known as March of the Sardar or Sardar's March), is often heard by itself, and is a favorite of "Pops" concerts.

Influences of the Caucasian Sketches

The orchestral songs of the Caucasian Sketches were influenced by the Georgian and Armenian folk songs that Ippolitov-Ivanov heard during his years as director of the music conservatory and conductor of the orchestra in Tbilisi, the principal city of Georgia, and during his visits to the surrounding Caucasus Mountains.

Ippolitov-Ivanov had studied at the

St. Petersburg Conservatory under the composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a master of orchestration
, whose style of beats and chimes is reflected in the songs of the Caucasian Sketches.

Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1

Main article: Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1

Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 1, Op. 10 (1894) consists of four "songs" or parts. The suite begins with a vibrant song, In a Mountain Pass, which is characterized by a steady ambitious beat suggesting the steep Caucasus Mountains and makes one feel like a bird flying over them [

Adygea in Russia, and one can hear the Muezzin's call to prayer in the music. The most famous is the final piece, Procession of the Sardar, a title for a feudal lord
, military commander, leader or dignitary historically used in the region.

Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 2

Main article: Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 2

Caucasian Sketches, Suite No. 2, Op. 42 Iveria (1896) was written after the composer moved to

woodwinds
and chimes.

Suite No. 2 is also called

Iveria (Iberia), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the ancient kingdom of Kartli, corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the country of Georgia
today.

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