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Pulitizer Prize winner for music, 1963, 'Antony and Cleopatra' (opera) (1966)
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Composer of classical music and opera.  Pulitizer Prize winner for music twice: for his opera Vanessa (1956–57) and for the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1962). Notable operas include 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1966).  Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.npr.org/artists/15219563/samuel-barber
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* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52847/Samuel-Barber
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMz8fKkG2g
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Revision as of 00:09, 20 July 2014

Samuel Barber

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1910 -

Occupation

Composer

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize

Description

Composer of classical music and opera. Pulitizer Prize winner for music twice: for his opera Vanessa (1956–57) and for the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1962). Notable operas include 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1966). Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Further Reading/Research


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