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Barber, Samuel

(born March 9, 1910, West Chester, Pa., U.S.—died Jan. 23, 1981, New York, N.Y.) U.S. composer. He studied piano, voice, conducting, and composition at the Curtis Institute. After graduation in 1934, he devoted himself to composition. Barber's style, frequently lyrical and neo-Romantic, proved highly attractive to the public. His works include the popular (1936), two (1937, 1942), the opera (1957, Pulitzer Prize), and a (1962, Pulitzer Prize).

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