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Cheyenne Williamson •Samuel Barber lived from 3/9/19101/23/1981 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. •He was an American Composer of orchestral, opera, choral and piano music. •Barber wrote his first musical when he was 7 and attempted to write his first opera when he was 10. He was an organist by the age of 12. •When he was 14, he went to the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia to study piano, composition and voice. Some of his notable compositions are: •“A Hand of Bridge” •“Dover Beach” •“Hermit songs” •“Excursions” •“Vanessa” He spent many years in isolation, and was eventually diagnosed with clinical depression, after his third opera, “Antony & Cleopatra,” was rejected. His background, deeply rooted in singing, his love of poetry, and his intimate knowledge and appreciation of the human voice, inspired his vocal writing. Barbers composition style has been praised for it’s: •Musical logic •Sense of architectural design •Effortless melodic gift •Direct emotional appeal Samuel Barber died in 1981, at the age of 70, from cancer. Resources Used: •Google Images •http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Samuel_Barber