Armenian-American Musicians: Tonio K, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan, Alan Hovhaness, Derek Sherinian, Sevan Aydinian

Chapters: Tonio K, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan, Alan Hovhaness, Derek Sherinian, Sevan Aydinian, Daron Malakian, Albert Asriyan, Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee, Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., Paul Motian, Kim Kashkashian, Michael Gulezian, Armen Anassian, Rob Paravonian, Peter Dombourian, Ara Dinkjian, Cathy Berberian, Ivan Galamian, Armen Nalbandian, Richard Yardumian, Kallen Esperian, Beatrice Ohanessian, Michael Omartian, Haig Mardirosian, Alexander Kaloian, Levon Ambartsumian, Ontronik Khachaturian, Lucine Amara, John Herald, Richard Hagopian, Şahan Arzruni, Haroutioun Hovanes Chakmakjian, Daja Yavasharian, Harry Babasin, Charles Amirkhanian, Sib Hashian, Ara Babajian, Eve Beglarian, Anahid Ajemian, Yvette Nelson, Ida Kavafian, Clint Bajakian, Maro Ajemian, Adiss Harmandian, Ani Kavafian, Ara Berberian, David Ohanian, John Berberian, Grikor Suni, Dennis Agajanian, Armen Ra, Tamar Kaprelian, Armen Chakmakian, Berj Zamkochian, Armand Tokatyan, Armen Donelian, Bei Ru, Greg Steele, Jeff Atmajian, Sebu Simonian, Konstantin Orbelyan, Jr., Paul Baghdadlian. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 252. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alan Hovhaness (Armenian: ) (March 8, 1911 June 21, 2000) was an American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation. The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." He was among the most prolific of 20th century composers, h...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=250643