Samuel Barber

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Lifespan:
March 9, 1910 - January 23, 1981, he died aged 70 and was American.
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Birthname: Samuel Osborne Barber II. Alternative names: SB.
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An Artist with 39 releases, and credited 15 times on others' music. 64 collaborations.

Biography

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Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music. He was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music, for his opera Vanessa and his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. His Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a work for soprano and orchestra, was an acclaimed setting of prose by James Agee.

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Chamber Music, Classical, Opera, Celtic, Christian, Musicals, Pop. Vote on Genres

Discography

53 releases – 39 under his own name and 15 credits on others' music Edit
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