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Samuel Barber
Uit HitStory, de popencyclopedie van School of Rock · Artiest
Samuel Barber was een Amerikaanse componist, pianist, dirigent, bariton en muziekdocent, geboren in 1910 en overleden in 1981. Hij studeerde negen jaar compositie bij Rosario Scalero aan het Curtis Institute en meer dan vijfentwintig jaar bij zijn oom, de componist Sidney Homer. Zijn werk was lang erg geliefd en hij gold als een van de bekendste componisten van het midden van de twintigste eeuw.
Muziek en doorbraak
Barber bleef grotendeels trouw aan de traditionele harmonie en vorm van de negentiende eeuw. Zijn muziek is lyrisch en emotioneel. Zijn Adagio for Strings uit 1936 staat vast in het orkestrepertoire, net als de koorversie, Agnus Dei uit 1967. Hij won twee keer de Pulitzer Prize voor Music, voor de opera Vanessa en voor het Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Ook Knoxville: Summer of 1915 wordt veel gespeeld. Twee derde van zijn werk bestaat uit zangmuziek: liederen met piano, koormuziek en liederen met orkest, zoals Sure on this shining night en de cyclus Hermit Songs. Dat komt voort uit zijn eigen korte loopbaan als bariton.
Invloed
Het Adagio is een traag stuk voor strijkers dat langzaam opbouwt en uitloopt in een hoogtepunt. Dat maakte het geschikt voor een nieuw leven in de dancemuziek, toen Tiësto er in 2004 een trancehit van maakte. In de cursus staat dat als luistertip.
Luisteren
Luistertip. Luister naar Tiësto's Adagio for Strings en let op de opbouw: de melodie van Barber, de break en dan de ontlading. Vergelijk dat met het originele strijkersstuk uit 1936.
Discografie
Studioalbums
- 1951Knoxville: “Summer of 1915” for Soprano and Orchestra, op. 24 / Four Excursions, op. 20
- 1952The First Symphony / Dover Beach / Songs From Chamber Music
- 1959A Lincoln Portrait /New England Triptych
- 1964Barber: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op. 38 / Schuman: A Song of Orpheus: Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra
- 1965Two Twentieth Century Masterpieces: Violin Concertos
- 1966Four Melodic Masterpieces of Samuel Barber
- 1976Barber: Adagio for Strings / Ives: Symphony no. 3 / Copland: Quiet City
- 1976String Quartet, Op. 11 (Including "Adagio for Strings") / String Quartet No. 2 / Scherzo for String Quartet
- 1982Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry
- 1983Barber: Cello Concerto / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1
- 1983Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Copland: Appalachian Spring
- 1983Music of Barber and Copland
- 1983Sonata for piano, op. 26 / Nocturne, op. 33 / Ballade for piano, op. 46 / 4 Excursions, op. 20
- 1985Barber: Summer Music / Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusk / Jolivet: Sérénade / Sæverud: Slåtter og stev fra „Siljustøl”
- 1985Piano concerto / Medea: Meditation & Dance of Vengance/ Adagio for strings
- 1985Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela / Lemminkäinen's Return
- 1986Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances; Barber: Adagio for Strings; Rota: Concerto for Strings; Elgar: Serenade
- 1987Bernstein: Chichester Psalms / Copland: In the beginning and Three Motets / Barber: Agnus Dei
- 1987Hanson: Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" / Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
- 1988Bloch: Concerto Grosso no. 1 / Barber: Adagio for Strings, op. 11 / Grieg: Holberg Suite, op. 40 / Puccini: Crisantemi
- 1988Dances Round the World
- 1988Gershwin: American in Paris / Concerto in F / Barber: Symphony no. 1
- 1988Ravel: Bolero / Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin: An American in Paris / Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Barber: Adagio for Strings
- 1988Songs
- 1989Barber: Cello Concerto / Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
- 1989Cello Concerto / Cello Sonata / Adagio for Strings
- 1989First Edition Encores
- 1989Music of Samuel Barber
- 1989Rhapsody in Blue / Appalachian Spring / Quiet City / Knoxville / Adagio
- 1990Arias and Barcarolles / School for Scandal / An American in Paris
- 1990Barber: Souveniers / Menotti: Sebastian / Amahl and the Night Visitors
- 1990Mozart: Sonata K. 330 / Barber: Sonata / Debussy: Estampes, Études, Images, Préludes
- 1990Presenting Jian Wang
- 1990Vanessa
- 1990Wolf-Ferrari / Strauss / Vaughan Williams / Barber
- 1991Barber: Symphony no. 1 / The School for Scandal Overture / Beach: Symphony in E minor (Gaelic)
- 1991Music of Samuel Barber
- 1991Piano Concerto
- 1991String Quartets
- 1991Symphony no. 1 / Piano Concerto / Souvenirs
- 1991The Prayers of Kierkegaard / The Lovers
- 1991Violin Concertos
- 1992Adagio for Strings / Symphony no. 1 / The School for Scandal
- 1992American Miniatures
- 1992American Music for Strings
- 1992An American in Paris / Grand Canyon Suite / Adagio
- 1992Barber: Violin Concerto / Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 99
- 1992Ives: Symphony no. 1 / Barber: Three Essays for Orchestra
- 1992John Corigliano: Clarinet Concerto / Samuel Barber: Third Essay for Orchestra
- 1992Knoxville Summer of 1915 / Dover Beach / Hermit Songs / Adromache's Farewell
- 1992Kreutzer Sonata for Strings / Adagio for Strings / Sonata for Strings
- 1992Ligeti / Villa-Lobos / Barber / Hindemith / Stockhausen
- 1992Music of Samuel Barber
- 1993Barber / Dvořák / Glass
- 1993Barber: Summer Music / Beach: Pastorale / Other American works
- 1993Barber: Symphony no. 2 / Adagio for Strings / Bristow: Symphony in F-sharp minor
- 1993Complete Works for Solo Piano
- 1993Ginastera / Gerswin / Villa-Lobos / Barber / Ives
- 1993Orchestral Music (American) - Gershwin, G. / Barber, S. / Bernstein, L. / Copland, A. (American Classics, Vol. 2)
- 1993Serenades
- 1993The Complete Solo Piano Music
- 1993Violin Concertos
- 1994Barber: Violin Concerto / Korngold: Violin Concerto / Much Ado About Nothing - Suite
- 1994Chadwick: Symphony no. 3 / Barber: Two Orchestral Excerpts from "Vanessa" / Music for a Scene from Shelley / Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
- 1994Dover Beach / Songs / String Quartet / Serenade
- 1994The Complete Songs
- 1995Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 / Copland: Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson
- 1995Cathedral Classics
- 1995Chamber Music
- 1995Fern Hill
- 1995Metamorphosis
- 1995Strauss / Barber / Dvorák
- 1995The Perlman Edition: The American Album
- 1996Choral Music
- 1996Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto / Capricorn Concerto
- 1997Barber: Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Schuman: To Thee Old Cause / In Praise of Shahn
- 1997Barber: Violin Concerto / Walton: Violin Concerto / Bloch: Baal Shem
- 1997Music for Solo Piano
- 1997Samuel Barber
- 1997Violin Concerto, op. 14 / Piano Concerto, op. 38
- 1998Barber / Copland / Ginastera
- 1998I Will Breathe a Mountain
- 1998Strauss / Debussy / Barber
- 1998Symphonies 1 & 2 / Overture: The School for Scandal / Adagio for Strings
- 1998Verdi: La forza del destino / Barber: Meditazione di Medea / Strauss: Ultimi quattro canti / Beethoven: Sinfonia n° 7
- 1999Solo Piano Music
- 1999The Beauty of Barber
- 200020th Century Wind Quintets
- 2000Orchestral Works, Volume 1: Symphonies nos. 1 and 2
- 2000Violin Concertos
- 2001Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Orchestral & Chamber Works
- 2001Orchestral Works, Volume 2: Cello Concerto / Medea / Adagio for Strings
- 2001Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
- 2001Violin Concerto / Music for a Scene From Shelley / Souvenirs (Ballet Suite)
- 2001Violin concerto op. 14 / Cello concerto op. 22 / Piano concerto op. 38
- 2002American Works for Organ and Orchestra
- 2002Piano Concerto / Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
- 2002Poulenc: Concerto for Organ / Petit: Concertino / Barber: Toccata Festiva
- 2003American Masters
- 2003American Works for Piano Duo
- 2003Cello Concertos
- 2003Knoxville (Summer of 1915) / Symphony no. 1 / Essays for Orchestra / Night Flight / Scene From Shelley
- 2003Vanessa
- 2004Capricorn Concerto / A Hand of Bridge / Intermezzo from Vanessa
- 2004Ives: Concord Sonata / Barber: Piano Sonata
- 2004Knoxville: Summer of 1915 / Essays for Orchestra nos. 2 and 3
- 2004Reincarnations
- 2004Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 & 9 / Barber: Adagio
- 2004Vanessa
- 2005Adagio for Strings: Orchestral and Chamber Works
- 2005American Originals
- 2005American Piano Music
- 2005Chamber Music of XX Century
- 2005Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão
- 2005Music For The Theatre Vol. 2
- 2005My Name Is Barbara
- 2005Píanó
- 2006Choral Works
- 2006Excursions: Piano Music From Barber and Bauer
- 2006Vanessa
- 2006Violin Concertos
- 2007Samuel Barber / Ríkarður Örn Pálsson / Lárus H. Grímsson / Sergei Prokoffief
- 2007Songs by Samuel Barber
- 2008Royal Mezzo
- 2009String Quartet / Serenade / Dover Beach / Songs
- 2009Transmigration
- 2009Transmigration
- 2009Vadim Gluzman: Barber - Bernstein - Bloch
- 2010Barber: Cello Concerto, op. 22 / Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85 / Delius: Intermezzo & Serenade From "Hassan"
- 2010Samuel Barber: Adagio
- 2011American Music
- 2011Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 / Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été / Britten: Les Illuminations
- 2012An American Romantic
- 2012Barber & Korngold: Violin Concertos / Waxman: Carmen Fantasie / Williams: Theme from Schindler's List
- 2012Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles / Barber: Overture to "The School for Scandal" / Diamond: Elegy in the Memory of Maurice Ravel
- 2012Cello Concerto / Sonata / Adagio for Strings
- 2012Copland: Quiet City, Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson / Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Capricorn Concerto / Gershwin: Summertime
- 2012Ives: Concord Sonata / Samuel Barber: Piano Sonata
- 2012Two Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra / Knoxville Summer of 1915
- 2012Two Souls
- 2012Violin Concertos
- 2013American Anthem
- 2013American Piano Concertos
- 2013Ligeti: String Quartets / Barber: Adagio
- 20141930s Violin Concertos, Vol. 1
- 2014New World Quartets
- 2014The American Masters
- 2015American Polyphony
- 2015American Works for Cello and Piano
- 2015Danses
- 2015Piano Concertos / Nocturnes
- 2016Barber: Choral Music
- 2017Barber / Britten / Elgar / Ravel / Roussel
- 2017Thompson: Symphony no. 2 / Adams: Drift and Providence / Barber: Symphony no. 1
- 2018Barber / Carter / Griffes / Ives / Zaimont
- 2019American Rapture
- 2019Knoxville‐Summer of 1915 / Four Excursions, op. 20
- 2019Violin Concertos
- 2020Beethoven, Britten, Barber
- 2020Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 "From the New World" / Kodály: Dance of Galanta / Barber Adagio for Strings
- 2020Mélodies passagères
- 2020Solitude
- 2020Songs
- 2021American Quintets
- 2021Americans
- 2021Barber / Ives
- 2021Conversa: Duos for Cello and Piano
- 2021One Movement Symphonies
- 2021Sonoko Miriam Welde plays Bruch, Vaughan Williams, Barber
- 2021String Concertos
- 2022On This Shining Night
- 2022The Complete Songs
- 2023Amérique(s)
- 2023Barber, Bruch
- 2023Complete Songs
- 2023Debussy, Prokofiev, Barber
- 2023Rolling River: American Choral
- 2024Made in USA: Gershwin, Beach, Barber
- 2024The Lamb's Journey: A Choral Narrative from Gibbons to Barber
- 2024The Salvage Men
- 2025American Classical Masterpieces
- 2025Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / First Symphony in One Movement
- 2025Midsummer Light
- 2025Violin Concertos
- 2026Adorations
- 2026American Tapestry
- 2026Barber; Zorn; Glas; Violin Concertos / Partita for the Firebird
- 2026Constellations
- 2026Das Lebewohl
- 2026Korngold • Barber
- 2026Violin Concertos
- ?Agnus Dei
- ?Albéniz: Cantos de España, op. 232 / Liszt: Liebesträume / Barber: Excursions, op. 20 / Gershwin: Three Preludes
- ?American Chamber Music
- ?Antony and Cleopatra
- ?Barber: Summer Music / Ligeti: Six Bagatelles / Mathias: Quintet / Carlson: Nightwings for Woodwind Quintet & Tape
- ?Barber: Violin Concerto
- ?Barber: Violin Concerto, op. 14 / Hindemith: Violin Concerto
- ?Bates Plays Barber
- ?Hindemith: Piano Sonata no. 3 in B‐flat major, IPH 115 / Barber: Four Excursions, op. 20 / Martin: Prelude no. 7
- ?Medea Ballet Suite / Third Essay / Fadograph of a Yestern Scene
- ?Piano Concertos
- ?Samuel Barber
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LUISTERTIP Tiësto Adagio for Strings (2004) Een klassiek stuk van Samuel Barber uit 1936 als trance-anthem: opbouw, break, ontlading.
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