Vazgen Muradian

Vazgen Muradian (October 17, 1921 - February 18, 2018)[1] was an Armenian-American neo-classicist composer known for having written concerti for every instrument in the orchestra.[2] Among the instruments he is most noted for having created works for are the clarinet,[3] the tuba,[4] the bassoon ("The Big Bassoon")[5] and the Viola d'amore.[6]

  1. ^ "Vazgen Muradian Obituary - Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel - New York NY". m.legacy.com.
  2. ^ Morris, R. Winston (8 November 2006). Guide to the Tuba Repertoire, Second Edition: The New Tuba Source Book. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112257 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The contributions of Armenian composers to the clarinet repertoire: an annotated bibliography of selected works, a lecture recital, together with three recitals of selected works by Khachaturian, Bax, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Lutoslawski, Nielsen, Burgmüller, and others" (PDF).
  4. ^ Morris, R. Winston (8 November 2006). Guide to the Tuba Repertoire, Second Edition: The New Tuba Source Book. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112257 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Big Bassoon - Muradian, Palider, etc, / Nigro - HBDirect Classical". www.hbdirect.com.
  6. ^ Danks, Harry (29 May 1979). The Viola D'amore. Theodore Front Music. ISBN 9780900998164 – via Google Books.