SAMUEL BARBER

EARLY YEARS

• Born on March 9 of 1910
• Died at the age of 70 on January 23 1981
• Made his first composition at the age of seven
• He learned the piano at the ripe age of six.
• He did not want to participate in football, instead, he wanted to learn music.

Barber wasn’t a sporty type. He loved music and when his mother recommended football, he wrote her a letter. The letter basically said that he did not want to participate in this game, and he was very sorry. The letter also states that Barber is worrying about this subject so much that it makes him mad. (not very)

Family Life

• His mother’s name was Marguerite McLeod.
• He had a sister names Sarah.
• His father’s name was Samuel Le Roy Barber.
• His father was a Physician.
• His mother was a pianist.

Where was Samuel Barber from?

West Chester, Pennsylvania

AWARDS

• Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
• Pulitzer Prize for Music
• Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts

When and where did Samuel Barber die?
January 23 1981

In1935, so when he was 25, he won the American Prix de Rome.

Music Link #1
Agnus Dei

https://youtu.be/AiuC_CaObbI

Music Link #2
Adagio for strings

https://youtu.be/izQsgE0L450

SYMPHONY #2

• https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=q8haCn5IvFg&feature=share
• Samuel Barber wrote this in 1944
• At the time of Barber's death, this composition had been recorded.
• Barber spent time at a U.S. Air Force base so that he could take part in flight training and battle simulations. He was given four months to write the piece with the understanding that the army would receive all of the royalties forever.

WEBSITES:

• Wikipedia.com
• Britannica.com
• Kdfc.com