Early Life
The instrument Laurie Anderson studied as a child.
Violin
Barber left to study here at the age of 14.
The Curtis Institute
This breakout hit propelled Anderson's career in the 80s.
O Superman
The age at which Barber composed his first piece.
7 years old
The kind of art Anderson initially created
Performance art
Composed just before he graduated from the Curtis Institute, this is Barber's most famous piece.
The School for Scandal (1933)
The famous conductor of the Chicago Symphony in the 50s and 60s who taught conducting.
Fritz Reiner
This piece was a collaboration with the Kronos quartet, and won a Grammy.
This was the second and most famous movement of Barber's String Quartet.
Adagio for Strings
The college attended by Anderson in 1966.
Barnard College.
Common descriptors of Barber's music.
Lyrical, romantic, harmonically rich.
This was Barber's most infamous work, as its premiere was seen as a disaster.
Antony and Cleopatra
Anderson's job at NASA from 2002 to 2004.
Artist in residence
Barber's most frequent collaborator and an important partner in his life.
Gian Carlo Menotti
This pop-oriented album followed Anderson's initial successful 80s single.
Mister Heartbreak