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Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. He is one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century: music critic Donal Henahan stated that "Probably no other American composer has ever enjoyed such early, such persistent and such long-lasting acclaim."
His Adagio for Strings (1936) has earned a permanent place in the concert repertory of orchestras. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music twice: for his opera Vanessa (1956–57) and for the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1962). Also widely performed is his Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (1947), a setting for soprano and orchestra of a prose text by James Agee. At the time of his death, nearly all of his compositions had been recorded.
Barber was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, the son of Marguerite McLeod (née Beatty) and Samuel Le Roy Barber. He was born into a comfortable, educated, social, and distinguished American family. His father was a physician; his mother, called Daisy, was a pianist of English-Scottish-Irish descent whose family had lived in the United States since the time of the Revolutionary War. His aunt, Louise Homer, was a leading contralto at the Metropolitan Opera; his uncle, Sidney Homer, was a composer of American art songs. Louise Homer is known to have influenced Barber's interest in voice. Through his aunt, Barber had access to many great singers and songs.
Samuel (/ˈsæm.juː.əl/;Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל, Modern Shmu'el, Tiberian Šəmûʼēl; Arabic: صموئيل Ṣamuil; Greek: Σαμουήλ Samouēl; Latin: Samvel; Strong's: Shemuwel), literally meaning "Name of God" in Hebrew, is a leader of ancient Israel in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. He is also known as a prophet and is mentioned in the second chapter of the Qur'an, although not by name.
His status, as viewed by rabbinical literature, is that he was the last of the Hebrew Judges and the first of the major prophets who began to prophesy inside the Land of Israel. He was thus at the cusp between two eras. According to the text of the Books of Samuel, he also anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul and David.
Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Rama-thaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chron. 6:3-15) and in that of Heman, his great-grandson (ib. vi. 18-22). According to the genealogical tables, Elkanah was a Levite - a fact otherwise not mentioned in the books of Samuel. The fact that Elkanah, a Levite, was denominated an Ephraimite is analogous to the designation of a Levite belonging to Judah (Judges 17:7, for example).
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber - Agnus Dei [HD]
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BARBER Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei (Adagio for strings)
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, enjoy! This video combines the beautiful Adagio for Strings with an awe-inspiring slideshow. Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Album: The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music Pictures from: http://tinyurl.com/adagioforstrings
Desiderata - Max Ehrmann Another inspirational poem set to music ;) if you like this check out my other vids, feel free to comment. Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing ...
I have had to turn on comment approval because of people not stopping the conversation about homosexuality "being wrong". I am not filtering out any messages other than the anti-gay ones. All religious comments are, of course, approved except for those ones who wield their religion as a weapon against minorities. We're all here to appreciate the music gay or straight. Where does sexual orientation come into the discussion? Composer: Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Performed here by: The Dale Warland Singers _________________ About this song: Samuel Barber rejected many arrangements, of Adagio for Strings, published by G. Schirmer, such as the organ arrangement by William Strickland. However he did transcribe the piece in 1967 for eight-part choir, as a setting of the Agnus Dei ("Lamb of God"...
Samuel Barber, one of the most prominent and popular American composers of the mid-20th century, wrote effectively in virtually every genre, including opera, ballet, vocal, choral, keyboard, chamber, and orchestral music. His music is notable for its warmly Romantic lyricism, memorable melodies, and essentially conservative harmonic style, all of which put him at odds with the prevailing modernist aesthetic of his time.This symphony was composed in 1936. Slovak Philharmonic/Oliver Dohnanyi.
Here we have from Samuel Barber (1910-1981) a thrilling orchestral work, one that almost didn't survive for our listening pleasure today. The composer sought to have his second symphony destroyed for reasons not completely known to us. However, a few years after Barber's death, the orchestra parts turned up in a warehouse in England. I'm glad they did. The three-movement symphony was composed while Barber was serving in the Army Air Force in 1942. He visited an air force base in Texas and spent time talking with the pilots to get a sense of their experiences in the air. His symphony, therefore, draws at least some of its inspiration from these accounts of soaring in the clouds. Performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Neeme Järvi Purchase Symphony No. 2 along with othe...
Isaac Stern: violin-New York Philharmonic-Leonard Bernstein: conductor-964-Allegro-Andante-Presto in moto
This program, filmed in Samuel Barber's NYC apartment, was aired to celebrate his 67th birthday. James Tocco is the host and during the program he interviews Barber and performs the fugue from Barber's Piano Sonata (8:47). Other contents include a performance of the slow movement from Barber's String Quartet (American String Quartet) (15:08), his song Sleep Now (Hinds/Barber) (22:35) and the Hesitation Tango from Souvenirs (Barber/Tocco) (25:23). (1977)
Leonard Slatkin conducts Barber's Adagio for Strings.
Choral version of Agnus Dei sung to the theme of Samuel Barbers Adagio for strings.Performed by The Choir of Trinity College,Cambridge,UK.Directed by Richard Marlow. http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=667 Amazon link to album - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barbers-Adagio-Barber/dp/B000003G8N/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=music&qid;=1211644222&sr;=8-1 Sorry there is no video, but just a picture of the great composer Samuel Barber. Lovely piece of music....
Met Koor Conservatorium Maastricht o.l.v. Ludo Claesen. Festival Musica Sacra, Sint-Servaasbasiliek Maastricht, 18 september 2016
2016. 5. 13. Fri KNUA CELLO ENSEMBLE Samuel Barber - Adagio (Arr. 신창용, 신예준)
By Giulia Zarantonello
Samuel Barber - Two Choruses from Antony and Cleopatra for Chorus and Piano, Op. 40 (1966)
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Capricorn Concerto per flauto, oboe, tromba e orchestra d'archi Op. 21 (1944) I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Allegretto III. Allegro con brio Karen Jones, flauto Stéphane Rancourt, oboe John Gracie, tromba Royal Scottish National Orchestra Marin Alsop, direttore
In honor of those who lost their lives on 11/9/2001
Samuel Barber - Capricorn Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Trumpet and Strings, Op. 21 (1944) The concerto was written when Barber was still serving in the army but at a point of time when he was granted time and freedom to compose. Hence the piece was composed in and named after the house "Capricorn" in Mt. Kisko, New York, acquired by Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti in 1943 and so-named for the maximum sunshine it got during the winter. It is therefore "a nostalgic piece that expresses Barber’s desire to return to a situation where he could compose without the constant interruption of military requirements", and was the last piece Barber wrote before his discharge from military duty. The work was composed for Daniel Saidenberg but it is not certain whether or not it was also under the aegis of t...
Cello Concerto op 22 by Samuel Barber 1 Allegro moderato 2 Andante sostenuto 3 Molto allegro e appassionato Ralph Kirshbaum, cello Scottish Chamber Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Prom 54 26.08.2010, 7.00pm, Royal Albert Hall Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto, Op 14 Gil Shaham violin BBC Symphony Orchestra David Robertson conductor
The Lovers, Op. 43 1.- Body Of A Woman. 04:38 2.- Lithe Girl, Brown Girl. 02:07 3.- In The Hot Depth Of This Summer. 02:47 4.- Close Your Eyes. 04:07 5.- The Fortunate Isles. 03:41 6.- Sometimes. 00:51 7.- We Have Lost Even This Twilight. 03:40 8.- Tonight I Can Write. 05:40 9.- Cemetery Of Kisses. 04:49 Baritone Vocals – Dale Duesing Chorus – The Chicago Symphony Chorus Chorus Master [Director & Founder] – Margaret Hillis Conductor – Andrew Schenck Orchestra – The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Los amantes de Samuel Barber, es una suite que consta de un preludio y nueve movimientos y que dibuja la progresión de una historia de amor desde su feliz inicio hasta su final doloroso. Compuesta para barítono, coro mixto y orquesta, está basada en "Veinte poemas de amor y una canción dese...
Samuel Barber Piano concerto Op.38, Complete 1. Allegro appassionato 2. Canzone: moderato 3. Allegro molto John Browning Piano Cleveland Orchestra George Szell Conductor
I. Molto allegro appassionato II. Molto adagio III. Molto allegro исполняет квартет НСМШ (колледжа) 1 скрипка- Наталья Иванова 2 скрипка- Алёна Косачёва альт- Станислав Широких виолончель- Наталия Мамакова
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Medea (The Cave of the Heart), Ballet Suite, Op. 23 (1946) 00:00 - Parodos 02:29 - Choros. Medea and Jason 06:29 - The Young Princess. Jason 09:32 - Choros 12:42 - Medea 19:02 - Kantikos Agonias 21:59 - Exodos Performed by the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra under the direction of Howard Hanson. Recorded by Mercury in 1959. " 'Medea' was written for Martha Graham on a commission from the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University. It was first performed under the title 'The Serpent Heart' at Columbia's MacMillan Theater on May 10, 1946. Miss Graham later called it 'Cave of the Heart.' The music was first played as an orchestral suite by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy on December 5, 1947. A note in the score, published by G. Schirmer, indicates Ba...