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==Description==
 
==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.   
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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.  Partner was opera composer [[Gian Carlo Menotti]].
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Classical Music Composers]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52847/Samuel-Barber
 
* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52847/Samuel-Barber
 
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMz8fKkG2g
 
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMz8fKkG2g
 
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 8 February 2017

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. Partner was opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti.

See Also

Further Reading/Research