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George Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical language which "range [s] in mood from peaceful to nightmarish". [1] .
Learn about George Crumb (1929-2022), one of the most frequently performed composers in today's musical world. Find out about his life, works, awards, and a memorial event at Penn University.
Feb 6, 2022 · George Crumb, a composer who filled his works with a magpie array of instrumental and human sounds and drew on the traditions of Asia and his native Appalachia to create music of startling...
George Crumb, American composer known for his innovative techniques in the use of vivid sonorities obtained from an enormous range of instrumental and vocal effects. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1968 for his orchestral Echoes of Time and the River. Learn more about Crumb’s life and music.
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Feb 8, 2022 · George Crumb, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who challenged musicians and listeners with his unconventional scores — incorporating curiosities from whale calls to thimbles — that...
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Feb 7, 2022 · George Crumb was known for his experimental and emotional music, inspired by war, history and nature. He won a Pulitzer Prize and a Grammy Award, and taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Feb 7, 2022 · The influential American composer George Crumb died Sunday at age 92. While audiences could find some of his music forbidding or opaque, it often mined a deeply felt and uniquely American vein of...
