Samuel Barber
Born: 9th March 1910, Pennsylania, U.S.A
Died: 23rd January 1981, New York, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Samuel Osmond Barber II was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the mid-20th century. Principally influenced by nine years' composition studies with Rosario Scalero at the Curtis Institute and more than 25 years' study with his uncle, the composer Sidney Homer, Barber's music usually eschewed the experimental trends of musical modernism in favor of traditional 19th-century harmonic language and formal structure embracing lyricism and emotional expression. However, he adopted elements of modernism after 1940 in some of his compositions, such as an increased use of dissonance and chromaticism in the Cello Concerto (1945) and Medea's Dance of Vengeance (1955); and the use of tonal ambiguity and a narrow use of serialism in his Piano Sonata (1949), Prayers of Kierkegaard (1954), and Nocturne (1959).
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Further Reading: Barber
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The Calidore String Quartet weave an American Tapestry
13th Feb 2026
The New York-based quartet present music by three of their compatriots (plus one Viennese émigré), in a thoughtful album showcasing the diversity and richness of twentieth-century American music.
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Dylan Perez on Samuel Barber
5th May 2022
The American pianist discusses recording his compatriot's complete songs on Resonus, with a line-up of singers including Mary Bevan, Fleur Barron, Jess Dandy, and his husband Nicky Spence.
Popular Genres: Barber
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Vocal
Concertos
Popular Works: Barber
- A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, Op. 15 (12)
- Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (425)
- Agnus Dei (112)
- Ballade Op. 46 (22)
- Canzone for Flute & Piano Op. 38a (16)
- Capricorn Concerto (19)
- Cello Concerto, Op. 22 (24)
- Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6 (34)
- Commando March (41)
- Despite and Still, Op. 41 (13)
- Dover Beach, Op. 3 (30)
- Excursions Op. 20 (40)
- First Essay for Orchestra Op. 12 (25)
- Four Songs, Op. 13 (13)
- Four Songs, Op. 13, No. 4 (Nocturne) (12)
- Heaven-Haven: A Nun Takes the Veil Op. 13, No. 1 (14)
- Hermit Songs, Op. 29 (33)
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 (38)
- Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a (29)
- Mélodies passagères (5), Op. 27 (17)
- Nocturne, Op. 33 (36)
- Nuvoletta, Op. 25 (16)
- Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 (40)
- Piano Concerto Op. 38 (30)
- Piano Sonata, Op. 26 (67)
- Reincarnations, Op. 16 (25)
- Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 (22)
- Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 1 (13)
- Souvenirs, Op. 28 (38)
- String Quartet, Op. 11 (24)
- Summer Music, Op. 31 (33)
- Sure on this shining night, Op. 13 No. 3 (43)
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (31)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 19 (13)
- Three Songs, Op. 10 (19)
- Three Songs, Op. 2 (16)
- Three Songs, Op. 45 (16)
- To Be Sung on the Water, Op. 42 (15)
- Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 (14)
- Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (77)
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