George Crumb Research Paper
George Crumb
Biography
George Crumb was born on October 24, 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia. Interestingly enough, his was on the same day as infamous the stock market crash in Wall Street that was later deemed as "Black" Tuesday. His father, George Crumb Sr., was a clarinetist, and his mother, Vivian Crumb, was a cellist. George Junior studied piano and composition as a young child. Among his many activities at the time, young George often performed in a trio with his both of his parents, as well as studying music in the library. (Since the Crumbs were professional musicians, Mr. Crumb had a library of almost half a thousand musical scores).
Crumb went on to earn his bachelor's degree at Mason College in his birthplace. He earned his Master's …show more content…
This resulted in his music being performed, recorded, and studied all over the western world ever since. He has received numerous international prizes for the works he had composed, including the George Crumb is the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Elizabeth Croft fellowship for study, Berkshire Music Center, 1955; Fulbright Scholarship, 1955-6; BMI student award, 1956; Rockefeller grant, 1964; National Institute of Arts and Letters grant, 1967; Guggenheim grant, 1967, 1973; Pulitzer Prize (for Echoes of Time and the River), 1968; UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers Award, 1971; Koussevitzky Recording Award, 1971; Fromm grant, 1973; Member, National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1975; Ford grant, 1976; Prince Pierre de Monaco Gold Medal, 1989; Brandeis University Creative Arts Award; Honorary member, Deutsche Akademie der Kunste; Honorary member, International Cultural Society of Korea; 6 honorary degrees; 1998 Cannes Classical Award: Best CD of a Living Composer (BRIDGE 9069); and 2001 Grammy for Best Contemporary Composition
Biography
George Crumb was born on October 24, 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia. Interestingly enough, his was on the same day as infamous the stock market crash in Wall Street that was later deemed as "Black" Tuesday. His father, George Crumb Sr., was a clarinetist, and his mother, Vivian Crumb, was a cellist. George Junior studied piano and composition as a young child. Among his many activities at the time, young George often performed in a trio with his both of his parents, as well as studying music in the library. (Since the Crumbs were professional musicians, Mr. Crumb had a library of almost half a thousand musical scores).
Crumb went on to earn his bachelor's degree at Mason College in his birthplace. He earned his Master's …show more content…
This resulted in his music being performed, recorded, and studied all over the western world ever since. He has received numerous international prizes for the works he had composed, including the George Crumb is the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Elizabeth Croft fellowship for study, Berkshire Music Center, 1955; Fulbright Scholarship, 1955-6; BMI student award, 1956; Rockefeller grant, 1964; National Institute of Arts and Letters grant, 1967; Guggenheim grant, 1967, 1973; Pulitzer Prize (for Echoes of Time and the River), 1968; UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers Award, 1971; Koussevitzky Recording Award, 1971; Fromm grant, 1973; Member, National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1975; Ford grant, 1976; Prince Pierre de Monaco Gold Medal, 1989; Brandeis University Creative Arts Award; Honorary member, Deutsche Akademie der Kunste; Honorary member, International Cultural Society of Korea; 6 honorary degrees; 1998 Cannes Classical Award: Best CD of a Living Composer (BRIDGE 9069); and 2001 Grammy for Best Contemporary Composition