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Vazgen Muradian
Vazgen Muradian (October 17, 1921 - February 18, 2018) was an Armenian-American neo-classicist composer known for having written concerti for every instrument in the orchestra. Among the instruments he is most noted for having created works for are the clarinet, the tuba, the bassoon ("The Big Bassoon") and the Viola d'amore. Biography Born in Ashtarak, Armenia, Muradian was drafted into the Soviet Army during World War II and saw action against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front. Following the Soviet collapse against the invading German army, he became a refugee from both Nazis and the Soviets and performed with the Stanislav Symphony Orchestra, the Lvov Opera, and on the vaudeville stage in Warsaw. His travels during this period also brought him to Berlin and Vienna and finally to Venice, where he settled to study. In Venice, he enrolled at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia and studied composition with Gabriele Bianchi, violin with Luigi Ferro, and V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-classicist
Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was born in Rome largely thanks to the writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, at the time of the rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but its popularity spread all over Europe as a generation of European art students finished their Grand Tour and returned from Italy to their home countries with newly rediscovered Greco-Roman ideals. The main Neoclassical movement coincided with the 18th-century Age of Enlightenment, and continued into the early 19th century, laterally competing with Romanticism. In architecture, the style continued throughout the 19th, 20th and up to the 21st century. European Neoclassicism in the visual arts began c. 1760 in opposition to the then-dominant Rococo style. Rococo architecture emphasizes grace, ornamentat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
