Barber, Samuel

1910 - Samuel Osborne Barber was born on 9th of March in West Chester, Pennsylvania USA.

Studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

1935 - Became the fellow of the American Academy in Rome.

1936 - He wrote his String Quartet in B minor.

1958 - Composed operas "Vanessa" which won the Pulitzer Prize for music.

1960 - Wrote a virtuosic work for organ and orchestra, Toccata Festiva, for the famed organist E. Power Biggs.

1966 - Composed Antony and Cleopatra" it was first work performed by New York Metropolitan Opera.

1981 - Samuel Osborne Barber died on 23rd of January in New York City.