Radivoj Lazić

**Radivoj Lazić** (born 1 August 1953 in Kikinda) is a Serbian musician, clarinettist, teacher, composer, painter and children's writer.

## Early life

Radivoj was born on August 1st, 1953, in Kikinda (Banat, Voivodina). There he finished his elementary schooling. This was followed by two years of high school and basic studies of the clarinet. From 1971 to 1974 he attended the Music High school “Isidor Bajić” in Novi Sad with professor Mihajlo Kelbli. In 1974 he became a student of the Faculty of music in Belgrade with professor Bruno Brun. He graduated in 1979 with professor Milenko Stefanovic.

## Career

In 1978 he was appointed professor of clarinet at the Music school “Kosta Manojlović” in Zemun.

His pupils won several first and special prizes at the competitions in their country and abroad.

The Association of Music and Ballet pedagogues of Serbia awarded him a prize for outstanding educational results in the academic year 1994/95.

## Works

In collaboration with Vlastimir Peričić he wrote many compositions for clarinet, from beginner to highly-professional level. They have been performed worldwide. He has devoted some 30 books to clarinet and published 22.

The author’s works are:

- _I am Studying Clarinet_ I, II, III and IV (school for the elementary level)
- _The singing clarinet_ I, II, III and IV (50 easy original pieces with piano accompaniment, progressively arranged)
- _Melodious Studies_ I, II (choice of 36 studies from the school  I am Studying Clarinet, with piano accompaniment, for pupils’ stage appearances.))
- _Easy Clarinet Duos_ I, II (20 duos from the school I am Studying Clarinet, with piano accompaniment)
- _Scale Studies_ II, III and IV (corresponding volumes of the school I am Studying Clarinet)
- _Merry days in the music school_ (10 original compositions with piano, in progressive order from the elementary to medium level.)
- _Great Masters for Clarinet_ I, II, III, IV, V and VI (transcriptions for clarinet and piano of 65 famous pieces from the world literature.)
- _Scale Studies_ (Medium level A-B)
- _The Young Clarinet Virtuoso_ I, II, III and IV (20 original compositions for clarinet and piano, from medium to professional level.)
- _We are playing with orchestra_ (choise of 25 progressively arranged pieces from the collections mentioned under The singing clarinet, Merry days in the music school, and The Young Clarinet Virtuoso, for clarinet and school orchestra.)
- _Romantic Concerto in A minor_

## Works in wind instruments

Radivoj Lazić has written several books with pieces for other wind instruments accompanied by piano, such as: the oboe, flute, saxophone, trumpet and horn.

## Importance

- With his great composing activity, Radivoj Lazić has enriched the clarinet and clarinet-pedagogical literature in Serbia and beyond.
- His many books for the clarinet are a part of the school curriculum in the Republic of Serbia.
- Compositions of Radivoj Lazić are often performed in concert halls in Serbia and abroad. They have been listed as a working part of the  Clarinet Seminars-Masterclasses, and have been mandatory, as well as optional free compositions of many competitions.
- A decade - long educational work of Radivoj Lazić has created many clarinetists who now work in Serbia and abroad.
- He is the writer of a great number of textbooks for preschoolers and younger elementary school students.
- He is also the founder, writer, illustrator and entire creator of the famous children's journal _The colorful world_.

## Other websites

- All about the clarinet and clarinetists

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Radivoj Lazić
- **image**: Klarinetista Radivoj Lazic.jpg
- **background**: non_vocal_instrumentalist
- **birth name**: Radivoj Lazić
- **alias**: Rade
- **birth place**: Kikinda, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, FNRJ
- **instrument**: Clarinet
- **genre**: Classical music, classical, evergreen, Folk music, Folk
- **occupation**: musician, clarinetist, pedagogue, composer, painter and children's writer
- **label**: PGP RTB