Samuel Barber
Composer
Pianist
Conductor
Baritone
Teacher
March 9, 1910 –
January 23, 1981
Credits:
Compositions:
[First] Essay for
Orchestra, Op. 12, 1937; 2nd movement revised as Night Flight, Op. 19a, 1964; A
Hand of Bridge, opera in 1 act, 1953; A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, Op. 15,
1940; Adagio for Strings, [arr. of 2nd movement of String Quartet], Op. 11,
1938; Agnus Dei, Op. 11, 1967; Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39, 1963; Antony and
Cleopatra, opera in 3 acts after Shakespeare, 1966; arr. as orchestral Suite,
1947; Ballade, piano, Op. 46, 1977; Canzone (elegy), flute and piano, Op. 38a,
1961; Canzonetta, Op. 48 [posth.], 1981; Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21, 1944; Cello
Concerto, Op. 22, 1945; Cello Sonata, Op. 6, 1932; Despite and Still: A Last
Song, Op. 41, 1968-9; Die Natali, chorale preludes for Christmas, Op. 37, 1960;
Dover Beach, Op. 3, 1933; Excursions, Op. 20, 1942-4; Fadograph of a Yestern
Scene (after Joyce, Finnegans Wake), Op. 44, 1971; Four Songs, Op. 13, 1941; Hermit
Songs, Op. 29, 1952-3; Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24, 1947; Medea / Serpent
Heart, ballet, Op. 23, 1946; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op.
23a, 1953; Melodies passagères, Op. 27, 1950-51; Music for a Scene from Shelly,
Op. 7, 1933; Nocturne (Homage to John Field), piano, Op. 33, 1959; Nuvoletta,
Op. 25, 1947; Piano Concerto, Op. 38, 1962; Prayers of Kirkegaard, Op. 30, 1954;
Reincarnations, Op. 16, 1937-40; Rev. as The Cave of the Heart 1947; Second
Essay, Op. 17, 1942; Serenade, string quartet/string orchestra, Op. 1, 1930; Solo
Instrumental; Sonata, piano, Op. 26, 1949; Souvenirs, ballet, 1955; Stille
Nacht [arrangement of Silent Night from Die natali], Op. 37, 1960; String
Quartet, Op. 11, 1936; Summer Music, wind quintet, Op. 31, 1956; Symphony [No.
1] in One Movement, Op. 9, 1936; Symphony No. 2, Op. 19, 1944; The Lovers, Op.
43, 1971; The School for Scandal, Op. 5, 1931-3; The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8/1-2,
1936; Three Songs (Joyce), Op. 10, 1935; Three Songs, Op. 45, 1972; Toccata
festiva, Op. 36, 1960; Twelfth Night, Op. 42, 1968; Two Songs, Op. 18, 1942; Vanessa,
opera in 4 acts, 1956-7; Violin Concerto, Op. 14, 1939; Violin Sonata, Op. 4,
1928.
Movies and television:
20 Feet from Stardom / Sure
On This Shining Night (2013); A Hand of Bridge (2017); A Midsummer Night's
Dream (2019); A Nightmare on Sesame Street (1987); A Very Natural Thing (1974);
Agnes Day (2009); Agnes Day (2009); Amélie (2001); American Dad! (2009); Antony
& Cleopatra (1991); Antony & Cleopatra (1991); Artemis: The Neverending
Quartet (2020); At Home with the Braithwaites (2001); Bodies (2023); Bravetown
(2015); Camera Three (1971); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2022); Celeste
(1991); Dancing Daze (1986); Donny (2013); Dudamel and the LA Phil Return to
the Bowl (2021); El armario (2000); El Norte (1983); ER (1995); Experimenter / Knoxville:
Summer of 1915 (2015); Falling for You (1995); Fermeture de l'usine Renault à
Vilvoorde (La vie sexuelle des Belges, 3e partie) (1999); Ficció (2006); Hammarskjöld
(2023); Happiness (1998); Himizu (2011); How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014); In
My Room (2018); Jojo in the Stars (2003); Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000); Liubi
(2005); Lorenzo's Oil (1992); Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele (2022); Ma mère
(2004); Medea (1954); Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie (2023); Misfits
(2010); Moments Without Proper Names (1987); New World Symphony Wallcast Tm
Concert 4 (2013); Nostalgia Critic (2011); Omnibus opera (2016); On Any
Saturday (2008); One Symphony Place: A World Premiere Live from Music City (2006);
Outlander (2019); Peace One Day (2004); Platoon (1986); Processen (2003); Reconstruction
(2003); Red Dwarf (1999); Rusanne (2018); S1m0ne (2002); Sam & Barb's
School for Scandal (2016); Samuel Barber in Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
(2017); Seinfeld (1996); Sicko (2007); Skate Boys (2015); So You Think You Can
Dance (2012); South Park (2004); Spaced (1999–2001); Swimming Upstream (2003); Tenacious
D in the Pick of Destiny (2006); The Ark of Madness (2007); The Bell Telephone
Hour (1959); The Bonds of Springtime (2013); The Choir: Unsung Town (2009); The
Cine-Masochist (2015); The Deep Blue Sea (2011); The Elephant Man (1980); The
Grand Tour (2016); The Horse (1973); The Hunters (1996); The Man with the
Wooden Face (2017); The Scarlet Letter (1995); The Simpsons (2003–2017); To
Stay Alive: A Method (2016); Top Gear (2008); Vanessa (1978 / 2001 / 2019); Wasteland
(2012); Where the Smiling Ends (2004); Wild Reeds (1994).
