| Biography | Aram Khachaturian (June 6 [O.S. May 24] 1903 May 1, 1978) was a prominent Soviet Armenian composer, sometimes dubbed as one of the three "titans" of Soviet music (alongside Sergey Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich). Khachaturian's works were often influenced by classical Russian music and Armenian folk music. He is most famous for the Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia from his ballet Spartacus, and for the "Sabre Dance" from his ballet Gayane and the adagio from the same ballet, much used in films. |