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American composer George Crumb (1929-) often reached back to Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque procedures and designs, sometimes quoting older composers, such as Bach, Chopin, or Schubert. One noted work is 1977's Star Child, written for orchestra, soprano, children's chorus, and percussion, which requires 4 conductors.

Resources in This Category

• George Crumb

  http://www.georgecrumb.net/
  Official site. Information and discussion of his music. Includes biographical details, catalog of compositions, discography, bibliography, news, and related information.

• George Crumb

  http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/6548.htm
  Brief biographical sketch, photograph, and summary of orchestral and instrumental music from Naxos.

• George Crumb

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1278986/
  Links to movies for which he composed or which used his music from the Internet Movie Database.

• George Crumb (1929-)

  http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=3793
  Miscellaneous songs and cycles listed at recmusic.org.

• George Crumb CD Reviews

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/crumb.php
  Reviews of a few CDs and recording information for three major compositions.

• George Crumb Mailing List

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/georgecrumb/
  A small online community dedicated to discussion of the composer's music.

• George Crumb: Makrokosmos Vol. II

  http://www.wfmu.org/~kennyg/popular/reviews/crumb.html
  Short review of Robert Miller's recording on vinyl for Columbia.

• Interview with George Perle, George Crumb and David Diamond

  http://www.americancomposers.org/millen1.htm
  Three living legends of contemporary music compare the evolution of musical styles during their lifetime.

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