George Rochberg (1918–2005)
Author of The Aesthetics of Survival: A Composer's View of Twentieth-Century Music
About the Author
Works by George Rochberg
Twelve Bagatelles 2 copies
Slow Fires of Autumn 1 copy
Symphony No. 2 ; Imago mundi 1 copy
Fantasies 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1918-07-05
- Date of death
- 2005-05-29
- Education
- Mannes College of Music
Curtis Institute of Music - Occupations
- composer
- Organizations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Music, 1985)
- Awards and honors
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Music ∙ 1962)
Kennedy Center Friedheim Award (First, 1979) - Birthplace
- Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- Place of death
- Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
An analysis of the impact of modernism on the broader cultural landscape and its legacy in music. He discusses the impact of abstract thinking as embraced by contemporary philosophy on the direction of musical production.
Quartet No. 3 (I. Introduzione: Fantasia, II. March, III. Variations, IV. March, V. Finale: Scherzos and Serenades); Quartet No. 4 (Fantasia, Fuga, Serenade, Fantasia); Quartet No.5 (Molto allegro marziale, Mesto, Scherzo, Serenade, Rondo-Finale); Quartet No. 6 (Fantansia, Scherzo-Humoresque, Variations on Pachelbel Canon, Serenade, Introduction and Finale) by George Rochberg
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Awards
Statistics
- Works
- 40
- Members
- 63
- Popularity
- #268,027
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 7