As per our current Database, Samuel Barber has been died on Jan 23, 1981 (age 70).
When Samuel Barber die, Samuel Barber was 70 years old.
| Popular As | Samuel Barber |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Age | 70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 9, 1910 (West Chester, PA) |
| Birthday | March 9 |
| Town/City | West Chester, PA |
| Nationality | PA |
Samuel Barber’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Samuel Barber was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
One of the greatest composers of the 20th century whose intensely lyrical "Adagio for Strings" from 1936 became popular with successive generations. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music twice, first for the opera "Vanessa" from 1956-1957 and second in 1962 for the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
He composed his first work, a 23-measure solo piece, when he was seven. His 1947 Soprano and orchestra piece "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" was beloved by performance groups around the world.
His compositions used odd timing and structure. He started one piece with violins striking on B-flat.
He was born into a socially and economically comfortable Irish-American family. His father was a physician and his mother was a Pianist.
His compositions were largely commissioned or first performed by such famous artists as Vladimir Horowitz.
