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Samuel Barber
Samuel Osmond Barber II was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the mid-20th century. Principally influenced by nine years' composition studies with Rosario Scalero at the Curtis Institute and more than 25 years' study with his uncle, the composer Sidney Homer, Barber's music usually eschewed the experimental trends of musical modernism in favor of traditional 19th-century harmonic language and formal structure embracing lyricism and emotional expression. However, he adopted elements of modernism after 1940 in some of his compositions, such as an increased use of dissonance and chromaticism in the Cello Concerto and Medea's Dance of Vengeance; and the use of tonal ambiguity and a narrow use of serialism in his Piano Sonata, Prayers of Kierkegaard, and Nocturne. Barber was adept at both instrumental and vocal music. His works became successful on the international stage and many of his compositions enjoyed rapid adoption into the classical performance canon. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
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Run Away High E
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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (Live)
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Still In Love With You
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Adagio For Strings Op.11

Albums

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Das Lebewohl

Upcoming Album
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Korngold & Barber

2026
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American Tapestry

2026
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Barber, Dohnányi & Poulenc: Cello Sonatas

2026
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UNNAMED

2026
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Barber, Schumann & Chopin: Works for Cello & Piano

2025
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American Classics for String Quartet

2026
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Leonard Bernstein - Live

2026
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BRUNO WALTER: THE XX CENTURY IN THE EARLY COLUMBIA (Restored in 2026)

2026
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#nowspinning Barber

2026

Singles & EPs

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Adagio for Strings

Single2026
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Dover Beach, Op. 3

Single2025
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Barber Adagio Piano Variation (From Adagio for Strings, Op. 11, Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel)

Single2024
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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Single2026
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Adagio for Strings

Single2025
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Barber: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11

Single2024
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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11: II. Molto adagio

Single2026
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Barber: String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11: II. Adagio

Single2025
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Nuvoletta, Op. 25

Single2025
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Adagio for Strings

Single2024

Videos

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Agnus Dei - Samuel Barber LIVE

Vlaams Radiokoor15M views
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Samuel Barber - Adagio For Strings (Magdelayna Remake)

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Saddest Song Ever – Barber's Adagio for Strings – Theme from Platoon – Andrzej Kucybała conductor

Akademia Filmu i Telewizji18M views
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Barber - AGNUS DEI (arr. Adagio for Strings) - Laurens Symfonisch - LIVE

Laurens Vocaal3.9M views
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Tiësto – Adagio for Strings (Bass Surrender Rework) #basssurrender #hardstyle #rework #tiesto #edm

Bass Surrender Official 14K views
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Tiesto - Adagio for strings / Secret ( Epic Tomorrowland Show 2019 )

InteresArte1.8M views
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Tiësto - Adagio For Strings (DJ Vegas Remix)

DJ Vegas66K views
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Tiesto - Adagio For Strings (KRX5 Remix) | Trance 2026

KRX51.2M views
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BARBER Adagio for Strings

Detroit Symphony Orchestra4.4M views

Live performances

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Adagio

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Modern Classical

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Essential Classical

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