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Alexander Kaloian (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Կալոյան: Russian: Александр Калоян) (born 1962) is an Armenian composer. The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was born in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR and lives in the United States. The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Հայկական ՍովետականՍոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն Haykakan Sovetakan Sotsialistakan Hanrapetutyun The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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 tubas in his Symphony No. The Wagner tuba is a comparatively rare Brass instrument that combines elements of both the horn and the Tuba. 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.

Alexander Kaloian is one of the few representatives 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 which have performed his works. Lucienne Bloch ( January 5, 1909 - March 13, 1999) was born in Geneva Switzerland and came to America with her family in 1917 Gunnar Johansen, Danish born pianist and composer (1906 – 1991 The United States Marine Band, colloquially known as "The President's Own", was established by an Act of Congress

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.

US Marine Band rehearsing "Marche Funèbre" by Kaloian - Sousa Hall, Marine Barracks, Washington DC, 1985 (photo: USMC Staff)
US Marine Band rehearsing "Marche Funèbre" by Kaloian - Sousa Hall, Marine Barracks, Washington DC, 1985 (photo: USMC Staff)

Contents

Selected Works

Orchestral


Chamber Music

Wind Ensemble - Military Band

Marches, Armenian

Marches, Russian

Wind Ensemble

Solo Organ

Various Works

Solo Pianoforte

Various Works

Pianoforte 4 Hands

External links

Sites about or linking to the composer

Alexander Kaloian is a highly linked-to composer on the global Internet. A sampling of the numerous sites linking to the composer and his music include:

Sites of interest related to the composer

Lucienne Bloch ( January 5, 1909 - March 13, 1999) was born in Geneva Switzerland and came to America with her family in 1917 Gunnar Johansen, Danish born pianist and composer (1906 – 1991
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