Samuel Barber

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Music

List of compositions at Netherlands Radio Music Library.

His best-known work is the "Adagio for strings", originally for string quartet.

Life

Lifelong friend, companion, confidante, and bedmate of Gian-Carlo Menotti.

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Events

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10 May 1946: Premiere of The Serpent Heart, in New York, USA.

15 January 1958: Premiere of Vanessa, in New York, USA.

16 September 1966: Premiere of Antony and Cleopatra, in New York, USA.

14 September 1978: Premiere of Essay for Orchestra no. 3, in New York, USA.

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Dutilleux dead at 97 posted 23 May 2013

Britten trail opened posted 3 Apr 2013

Tan Dun is Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO posted 29 Mar 2013

Michael Berkeley to be member of House of Lords posted 29 Mar 2013

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center

Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA

Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania

Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE

Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol

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Louis-François Dauprat

Richard Hofmann

Paul Paray

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Dying days:

Jan Zach

Friedrich Ernst Fesca

Edward K. "Duke" Ellington

Richard Hall

Jacob Druckman

Events:

(1803) Ludwig van Beethoven: Premiere of violin sonata in A major op. 47 “Kreutzer Sonata”, in Vienna, Austria, with Beethoven at the piano.

(1833) Heinrich Marschner: Premiere of Hans Heiling, in Berlin, Germany.

(1873) Léo Delibes: Premiere of Le Roi l'a Dit, in Paris, France.

(1906) Frederick Delius: Premiere of Sea Drift, in Essen, Germany.

(1918) Béla Bartók: Premiere of Duke Bluebeard's Castle op. 11, in Budapest, Hungary.

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[details ←] Adagio for Strings, orchestra,

[details ←] Fantasy on a Theme by Samuel Barber, concert band,

[details ←] Sure on This Shining Night, orchestra,

[details ←] Knoxville: Summer of 1915, vocal, concert band,

[details ←] Sure on This Shining Night, concert band,

[details ←] First Essay, concert band,

[details ←] Adagio

[details ←] Adagio For Violin and Piano, violin, piano,

[details ←] First Essay

[details ←] 10 Early Songs, vocal,

[details ←] Canzonetta - Oboe/Piano, piano, oboe,

[details ←] Second Essay for Orchestra

[details ←] Adagio For Strings, piano,

[details ←] First Essay for Orchestra

[details ←] String Quartet, Op. 11, viola, violin, cello, string quartet,

[details ←] Adagio for Strings, Op. 11, viola, orchestra, violin, double bass, cello,

[details ←] Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

[details ←] Dover Beach, vocal,

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