George Crumb

Biography by Jeremy Grimshaw

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Crumb rose to prominence in the second half of the 20th century on the strength of his highly personal avant-garde style.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Black Angels (Images I), for electric string quartet	1970	10:03	Chamber Music
Ancient Voices of Children, for mezzo- & boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified & toy piano & 3 percussionists	1970	21:02	Vocal Music
Makrokosmos II, for amplified piano	1973	17:41	Keyboard
Makrokosmos I, for amplified piano	1972	18:57	Keyboard
Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for 2 amplified pianos & 2 percussionists	1974	36:02	Chamber Music
Sonata for cello	1955	11:14	Chamber Music
Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV), for amplified piano, 4 hands	1979	22:11	Keyboard
Eleven Echoes of Autumn (Echoes I), for alto flute, clarinet, violin & piano	1966	18:14	Chamber Music
Vox Balaenae, for 3 masked players: electric flute, electric cello & electric piano	1971	13:27	Chamber Music
Star-Child, for soprano, antiphonal children's voices, male speaking chorus, bell ringers & large orchestra	1977	35:43	Choral
A Little Suite for Christmas, A. D. 1979, for piano	1980	09:53	Keyboard
Dream Sequence (Images II), for violin, cello, piano, percussion & and off-stage glass harmonica (two players)	1976	12:49	Chamber Music
Easter Dawning, for carillon	1991	04:11	Chamber Music Miscellaneous (Classical)
Processional, for piano	1983	10:51	Keyboard
Madrigals, for soprano & chamber ensemble, Books 1-4	1965	32:04	Vocal Music
Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists	1989	24:45	Chamber Music
Lux Aeterna, for 5 masked musicians: soprano, bass flute/recorder, sitar & 2 percussionists	1971	13:55	Vocal Music
The Sleeper, for soprano & piano	1984	05:16	Vocal Music
Mundus Canis (A Dog's World), for guitar & percussion	1998	09:45	Chamber Music
Nocturnes (4) (Night Music II), for violin & piano	1964	11:21	Chamber Music