Famous Songs
When was Essay for Orchestra created?
1937
When was Samuel Barber born?
March 9 1910
When did Samuel Barber die?
23 January 1981
When was Sure on This Shining Night created?
1934
How old was Samuel Barber when he first started composing?
7 years old
What sickness did Samuel Barber have in the last years of his life?
Cancer
What two Pulitzer Prizes did Samuel Barber have in his begging of his career?
his opera Vanessa and his Piano Concerto
When did Samuel Barber first started studying the piano?
1919
What did Barber suffer from after his decrease of his composing?
Depression and alcoholism