William Carragan (July 18, 1937 – June 9, 2024) was an American musicologist particularly known for his research into the music of Anton Bruckner.
Born in Troy, New York, Carragan learned physics from his father George Howard Carragan (1896–1982, a physics professor) and music from his mother Martha Beck (1900–1997, a pianist and composer of educational pieces for children who knew Sergei Rachmaninoff).
[2] As a musicologist, Carragan's primary concerns were analytical aspects of the music, and history, of the performances of Bruckner's symphonies.
[9] In 1991 he was accorded the Gold-Plakette of the Brucknerbund Oberösterreich, and in 2010 he was awarded the Kilenyi Medal of Honor of the Bruckner Society of America.
[10] With respect to the baroque era, Carragan made arrangements of a concerto for four violins by Antonio Vivaldi, Op.