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George Crumb

1929 - 2022

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George Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical language which "range[s] in mood from peaceful to nightmarish". Crumb's compositions are known for pushing the limits of technical prowess by way of frequent use of extended techniques. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Crumb is the 836th most popular composer, the 4,065th most popular biography from United States and the 44th most popular American Composer.

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Among composers, George Crumb ranks 836 out of 1,451. Before him are Simeon ten Holt, Ferenc Farkas, Muslim Magomayev, Princess Amalie of Saxony, Salvatore Sciarrino, and Nikos Skalkottas. After him are Ramin Djawadi, Simon Sechter, André Caplet, André Cardinal Destouches, Edward MacDowell, and Franz Anton Hoffmeister.

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Among people born in 1929, George Crumb ranks 226. Before him are Hugues Aufray, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Péter Szondi, Lee Shau-kee, Bob Hawke, and Ronald Golias. After him are Luigi Taveri, Christian Marin, Gerhard Hanappi, Haruo Nakajima, Piero Cappuccilli, and Sunil Dutt. Among people deceased in 2022, George Crumb ranks 213. Before him are Christopher Alexander, Tony Brooks, Titus Buberník, Pharoah Sanders, Milutin Šoškić, and Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. After him are Joe E. Tata, Hilary Mantel, Phil Read, Olga Szabó-Orbán, Olavo de Carvalho, and Sven-Bertil Taube.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Crumb ranks 4,065 out of 20,380. Before him are Anne Tyler (1941), Jane Badler (1953), Margaux Hemingway (1954), Larry Clark (1943), Burl Ives (1909), and David Koresh (1959). After him are Joe E. Tata (1936), Hedda Hopper (1885), Michael Kahn (1935), Sean Astin (1971), Matthew Lillard (1970), and Yusef Lateef (1920).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, George Crumb ranks 44. Before him are Amy Beach (1867), Jerome Kern (1885), Dave Grusin (1934), La Monte Young (1935), Lee Konitz (1927), and Thomas Newman (1955). After him are Edward MacDowell (1860), Meredith Monk (1942), David Del Tredici (1937), Cathy Berberian (1925), Elliott Carter (1908), and William Christie (1944).

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