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Date of Birth
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09-March-1910
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Place of Birth
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West Chester
(Chester County, Pennsylvania)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Barber, Barber, Samuel, Samuel Osborne Barber, Samuel Osmond Barber II
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Profession
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Composer, Pianist, Musician
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Samuel Osmond Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. He is one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century: music critic Donal Henahan stated that "Probably no other American composer has ever enjoyed such early, such persistent and such long-lasting acclaim." His Adagio for Strings has earned a permanent place in the concert repertory of orchestras. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music twice: for his opera Vanessa and for the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Also widely performed is his Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a setting for soprano and orchestra of a prose text by James Agee. At the time of his death, nearly all of his compositions had been recorded.
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