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George Henry Crumb Jr. was born in Charleston, West Virginia on 24 October 1929 to a musical family and he grew up playing chamber music with them. [10] [11] Both of Crumb's parents played in the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO); [n 1] his father George Henry Crumb Sr. was a clarinetist while his mother Vivian (née Reed) was a cellist. [12]
George Speck (also known as George Crum; [1] July 15, 1824 – July 22, 1914) was an American chef. Speck was born in Saratoga County, New York . He was a member of the Mohawk people .
Black Angels, subtitled "Thirteen Images from the Dark Land", is a work for "electric string quartet" by the American avant-garde composer George Crumb.It was composed over the course of a year and is dated "Friday the Thirteenth, March 1970 (in tempore belli)" as written on the score. [1]
Star-Child is a piece written in 1977 for orchestra and voices by the American composer George Crumb.Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times said of the work, "Star-Child…is sensitive, powerful, full of personality, and it marks a significant step in Mr. Crumb's development….
Makrokosmos is a series of four volumes of pieces for piano by American composer George Crumb.The name alludes to Mikrokosmos, a set of piano pieces by Béla Bartók, one of Crumb's favorite 20th-century composers.
Echoes of Time and the River (Echoes II) is an orchestral suite by the American composer George Crumb. It was commissioned by the University of Chicago to commemorate the university's 75th anniversary. The piece was first performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Irwin Hoffman at the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall on May 26 ...
Ancient Voices of Children is a musical composition written in 1970 by the American composer George Crumb, and is subtitled "A cycle of songs on texts by Federico García Lorca". It is scored for soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified piano (and toy piano), and percussion (three players).
Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale), is a work for electric flute, electric cello and amplified piano by the American avant-garde composer George Crumb. It was composed for performance by the New York Camerata in 1971. [1]