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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).
An orchestra (/ˈɔːrkᵻstrə/ or US /ˈɔːrˌkɛstrə/; Italian: [orˈkɛstra]) is a large instrumental ensemble used in classical music that contains sections of string (violin, viola, cello and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Other instruments such as the piano and celesta may sometimes be grouped into a fifth section such as a keyboard section or may stand alone, as may the concert harp and, for 20th and 21st century compositions, electric and electronic instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ὀρχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus. The orchestra grew by accretion throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but changed very little in composition during the course of the 20th century.
Lamb of God (Greek: ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, amnos tou theou; Latin: Agnus Dei) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."
Although "Lamb of God" refers in Christian teachings to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering, Christological arguments dissociate the term from the Old Testament concept of a "scapegoat", which is a person or animal subject to punishment for the sins of others without knowing it or willing it. Christian doctrine holds that Jesus chose to suffer at Calvary as a sign of his full obedience to the will of his Father, as an "agent and servant of God". The Lamb of God is thus related to the Paschal Lamb of Passover, which is viewed as foundational and integral to the message of Christianity.
A lion-like lamb that rises to deliver victory after being slain appears several times in the Book of Revelation. It is also referred to in Pauline writings, 1 Corinthians 5:7 suggests that Saint Paul intends to refer to the death of Jesus, who is the Paschal Lamb, using the theme found in Johannine writings.
Please avoid posting comments about Samuel Barber's sexuality and enjoy the music! Any hateful comments will be removed. 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"). Adagio for Strings (the string version of this piece) can be heard on many film, TV, and video game soundtracks, including Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning film "Platoon", David Lynch's 1980 Oscar-nominated film "The Elephant Man", Michael Moore's documentary "Sicko", "Swimming Upstream", "Lorenzo's Oil",...
Interested in affordable online therapy? Try a free 7 day trial at http://betterhelp.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=2&aff;_id=36 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
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...
The Dover Quartet plays the masterpiece by Samuel Barber in its original form, from the composer's String Quartet Op. 11. The piece is primarily known in its version for string orchestra, which is also incredibly powerful- the quartet version, however, lends a sense of intimacy and vulnerability to the work that is truly unique. Follow our weird and fun Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DoverQuartet/ Website: doverquartet.com
Isaac Stern: violin-New York Philharmonic-Leonard Bernstein: conductor-964-Allegro-Andante-Presto in moto
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Samuel Barber - Agnus dei (Adagio for strings Op. 11, transcribed for mixed chorus) Performance by The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge & Richard Marlow.
Interview with Samuel Barber by James Fassett, NY Philharmonic concert intermission, March 16, 1958.
Please avoid posting comments about Samuel Barber's sexuality and enjoy the music! Any hateful comments will be removed. 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"). Adagio for Strings (the string version of this piece) can be heard on many film, TV, and video game soundtracks, including Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning film "Platoon", David Lynch's 1980 Oscar-nominated film "The Elephant Man", Michael Moore's documentary "Sicko", "Swimming Upstream", "Lorenzo's Oil",...
Interested in affordable online therapy? Try a free 7 day trial at http://betterhelp.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=2&aff;_id=36 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
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...
The Dover Quartet plays the masterpiece by Samuel Barber in its original form, from the composer's String Quartet Op. 11. The piece is primarily known in its version for string orchestra, which is also incredibly powerful- the quartet version, however, lends a sense of intimacy and vulnerability to the work that is truly unique. Follow our weird and fun Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DoverQuartet/ Website: doverquartet.com
Isaac Stern: violin-New York Philharmonic-Leonard Bernstein: conductor-964-Allegro-Andante-Presto in moto
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Samuel Barber - Agnus dei (Adagio for strings Op. 11, transcribed for mixed chorus) Performance by The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge & Richard Marlow.
Interview with Samuel Barber by James Fassett, NY Philharmonic concert intermission, March 16, 1958.
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)
Samuel Barber Piano concerto Op.38, Complete 1. Allegro appassionato 2. Canzone: moderato 3. Allegro molto John Browning Piano Cleveland Orchestra George Szell Conductor
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
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
In this 1966 Decca recording, Raya Garbousova (1909-1997) performs the first movement the Barber Cello concerto, Op. 22 -- a work that was Barber wrote for her, and which she premiered with Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1946. In this performance -- the first issued on an LP -- Garbousova is joined by the Music Aeterna Orchestra, conducted by Frederic Waldman. I created this video from the LP depicted above, issued on the Decca label, serial number DL 10132. Miss Garbousova's New York Times obituary is available here: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/30/arts/raya-garbousova-87-cellist-honored-by-composers.html A well-informed tribute to the late cellist can be reviewed here: http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/janfeb07.htm More great cello performances: Raya ...
Loop from Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, transposed via software to the 432Hz tunning. Performed by The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Try also the amazing Reversed & Slower version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYN7-P7d_aU ***** -Why tune in 432Hz? “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” -Nikola Tesla Most music worldwide has been tuned to 440Hz since the International Standards Organization (ISO) endorsed it in 1953. The recent rediscoveries of the vibratory nature of the universe indicate that this contemporary international concert pitch standard may generate an unhealthy, irritant effect or anti-social behavior in the consciousness of human beings. 432 Hz is mathematically consistent wi...
Detroit Symphony conducted by/Sinfónica de Detrioit dirigida por Neeme Järvi. I. Allegro ma non troppo (0:00) II. Andante, un poco mosso (12:18) III. Presto, Senza battuto – Allegro risoluto (20:05) Samuel Barber wrote his Symphony No. 2 during four months across 1942 and 1943 and dedicated it to the American Air Force. However, he withdrew the score and destroyed almost all its traces during the 1960’s. Nonetheless, some of it was rescued and restored as it presently exists. Samuel Barber compuso su Sinfonía No. 2 durante 4 meses entre 1942 y 1943 y la dedicó a la Fuerza Aérea Estadounidense. No obstante, retiró la partitura de circulación y destruyó casi todas las copias en los años 60. Sin embargo, algunas partes fueron rescatadas y restauradas a como existe hoy. More info/más infor...