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Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981

Samuel Osmond Barber, American composer, b. West Chester, Pennsylvania; d. New York City.

  • Samuel Barber (Wikipedia)
Nationality:
American

Works

Adagio from String Quartet op. 11 (1936)
Concerto for violin and orchestra, op. 14
Dover Beach, for string quartet and baritone, op. 3
Essay for Orchestra no. 2, op. 17
Hermit Song Collection, op. 29 (1953) - excerpt(s) from
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24
Part-Song: "Mary Hynes", op. 16, no. 1
Piano Sonata in E flat minor, op. 26 (1949)
Sonata for cello and piano, op. 6 (1932)
Song: "Le Clocher Chante"
Song: "Solitary Hotel"
Song: "Sure on this shining night"
Song: "The Daisies"
Song: "The Monk and his Cat"
Summer music for woodwind quintet
The Virgin Martyrs, op. 8, no. 1
To be Sung on the Water, op. 42, no. 2 (1968)
Variations on a Shape-note Hymn (Wondrous Love), op. 34

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