Alexander Kaloian
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Alexander Kaloian born 1962 in Los Angeles
, California
is an Armenian
composer, residing dually in the United States
and the Republic of Armenia
Kaloian is a composer of highly nationalistic music for various instruments, chamber ensembles, wind and military band and orchestra. His overt musical nationalism arises from a long lineage of music tradition that can be traced to the Romantic era and beyond. Kaloian is known for the strong nationalistic musical language in his works, which include marches, tone poems, and symphonies, which are immediately recognizable as "Armenian" in their colour. The tremendous scale of his orchestrations utilise expanded winds and brass instrumentation; of note is the requirement for 8 Horns, 2 Tenor and 2 Bass Wagner tuba
s in his Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 2.
He is a substantially linked-to composer on the Internet globally, with over 50 references to his name and musical content.
Kaloian is one of the few living Armenian composers of serious concert music. Notable figures in the artistic world with whom Kaloian has had personal artistic relationships include artist Lucienne Bloch
, Danish composer/pianist Gunnar Johansen
, American composer/flautist John Heiss, American composer/arranger Tom Knox, and various conductors and ensembles such as the U.S. Marine Band and US Marine Field Bands which have performed his works.
A catalogue of works can be found at the composer's section of the firstedition.com website http://www.firstedition.com/kaloian -
The site also contains several musical recordings of the composer's work in mp3 and streaming format - http://firstedition.com remains the only venue of biographical information authorised by the composer.
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, California
California
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is an Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
composer, residing dually in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the Republic of Armenia
Kaloian is a composer of highly nationalistic music for various instruments, chamber ensembles, wind and military band and orchestra. His overt musical nationalism arises from a long lineage of music tradition that can be traced to the Romantic era and beyond. Kaloian is known for the strong nationalistic musical language in his works, which include marches, tone poems, and symphonies, which are immediately recognizable as "Armenian" in their colour. The tremendous scale of his orchestrations utilise expanded winds and brass instrumentation; of note is the requirement for 8 Horns, 2 Tenor and 2 Bass Wagner tuba
Wagner tuba
The Wagner tuba is a comparatively rare brass instrument that combines elements of both the French horn and the tuba. Also referred to as the "Bayreuth Tuba", it was originally created for Richard Wagner's operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. Since then, other composers have written for it, most...
s in his Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 2.
He is a substantially linked-to composer on the Internet globally, with over 50 references to his name and musical content.
Kaloian is one of the few living Armenian composers of serious concert music. Notable figures in the artistic world with whom Kaloian has had personal artistic relationships include artist Lucienne Bloch
Lucienne Bloch
Lucienne Bloch was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and came to America with her family in 1917. She was the youngest child of internationally famous composer and photographer Ernest Bloch....
, Danish composer/pianist Gunnar Johansen
Gunnar Johansen
Gunnar Johansen was a Danish-born pianist and composer. He studied in his native Denmark with the pianist and conductor Victor Schiøler, then in Berlin with Egon Petri, the disciple of Ferruccio Busoni. He also worked with Edwin Fischer and the Liszt pupil Frederic Lamond...
, American composer/flautist John Heiss, American composer/arranger Tom Knox, and various conductors and ensembles such as the U.S. Marine Band and US Marine Field Bands which have performed his works.
A catalogue of works can be found at the composer's section of the firstedition.com website http://www.firstedition.com/kaloian -
The site also contains several musical recordings of the composer's work in mp3 and streaming format - http://firstedition.com remains the only venue of biographical information authorised by the composer.
Brass Ensemble
- (2002) Suite for Brass
- (2011) Olympic Dreams - Official Fanfares for the Olympic Delegation of the Republic of Armenia
Marches, Armenian
- (1985) Marche Funèbre
- (1997) Royal Marines
- (1999) Mer Hayastan
- (2002) Lés Arméniens
- (2002) National Defence
Organ, Brass and Percussion
- (2008) Movements for Organ, Brass and Percussion
- (2010) Christmas in Armenia
Solo Organ
- (2008) Introit
- (2011) Chaccone in F-minor
- (2011) Royal Wedding
- Processional
- Recessional
- Various Works
Pianoforte 4 Hands
- (2004) Three Marches
- (2009) March "Friendship"
- (2011) "On Guard for Peace" - March for the Armenian National Army
Sites about or linking to the composer
Alexander Kaloian is a highly linked-to composer on the Internet. A sampling of the numerous sites linking to the composer and his music include:- firstedition.com
- Wiki Neoromanticism (music)Neoromanticism (music)Neoromanticism in music is a return to the emotional expression associated with nineteenth-century Romanticism. Since the mid-1970s the term has come to be identified with neoconservative postmodernism, especially in Germany, Austria, and the United States, with composers such as Wolfgang Rihm and...
- Wiki Wagner TubaWagner tubaThe Wagner tuba is a comparatively rare brass instrument that combines elements of both the French horn and the tuba. Also referred to as the "Bayreuth Tuba", it was originally created for Richard Wagner's operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. Since then, other composers have written for it, most...
- Artists Page at ilike.com
- Composers at musictrader.com
- Composers at the Open Directory
- Composers at musicalonline.com
- Composers at musicmoz.org
- famousarmenians.info
- extended list of external links at firstedition.com
Sites of interest related to the composer
- Wiki Lucienne BlochLucienne BlochLucienne Bloch was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and came to America with her family in 1917. She was the youngest child of internationally famous composer and photographer Ernest Bloch....
- Wiki Gunnar JohansenGunnar JohansenGunnar Johansen was a Danish-born pianist and composer. He studied in his native Denmark with the pianist and conductor Victor Schiøler, then in Berlin with Egon Petri, the disciple of Ferruccio Busoni. He also worked with Edwin Fischer and the Liszt pupil Frederic Lamond...