| Field |
Information |
| Full Name |
George Crumb |
| Date of Birth |
24 October 1929 |
| Place of Birth |
Charleston, West Virginia, USA |
| Date of Death |
06 February 2022 |
| Place of Death |
Media, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States of America |
| Education |
Bachelor's degree (Mason College of Music and Fine Arts); Master's degree (University of Illinois); Doctorate (University of Michigan) |
| Profession |
Composer |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1950 - 2022 |
| Brief Information |
George Crumb composed avant-garde music that expanded contemporary classical traditions. He incorporated unusual instrumental techniques and quotations from Western art music in his compositions. Crumb taught composition at the University of Pennsylvania for over thirty years. |
Career Timeline (selected works):
1962 | Variazioni
1970 | Ancient Voices of Children
1972 | Makrokosmos I
1979 | Apparition
2004 | Otherworldly Resonances
