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| Samuel Barber
(1910 - 1981)
| Timeline |
| 1910 |
Born 9 March in West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 1916 |
Begins piano lessons, and starts composing |
| 1924 |
Enters Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia |
| 1935 |
Receives a Pulitzer Travelling Scholarship; on a visit to Italy, makes friends with Arturo Toscanini |
| 1943 |
Following the entry of the U.S. into World War II, was drafted into the Army Air Corps. Dedicates his Symphony No.2 to them. |
| 1947 |
Wins the New York Music Critics Circle Award for his Cello Concerto |
| 1958 |
His opera Vanessa wins another Pulitzer Prize and is the first American opera to be staged at the Salzburg Festival |
| 1966 |
His opera Antony and Cleopatra is the Met's first premiere. |
| 1981 |
Dies 23 January, in New York |
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