The Comedians (Kabalevsky)

The Comedians, Op. 26, is an orchestral suite of ten numbers by Dmitry Kabalevsky. It is one of his best-known and best-loved works.[1]

In particular, the "Comedians' Galop" (No. 2) is the single most famous piece of music he ever wrote.[2] It is popular as a piece played on sports days in Japan.[3] (1942).

  1. ^ NY Times, 18 February 1987
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "カバレフスキー:ピアノための組曲《道化師》 (Kabalevsky: The Comedians Suite for Orchestra, Piano Arrangement)" (in Japanese). 全音楽譜出版社. Retrieved 2019-05-30.