The saddest music ever written : the story of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings
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Larson, Thomas, 1949-
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Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 1, op. 11, B minor.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Pegasus Books, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
ISBN
9781605981154, 160598115X
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x, 262 pages : 1 portrait ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Pegasus Books, 2010.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781605981154, 160598115X

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247).
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When Barber was 28, his Adagio for Strings was performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini in 1938.

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Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction780.92 BAR LARAvailable

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Barber, Samuel, -- 1910-1981.
Barber, Samuel, -- 1910-1981. -- Quartets, -- violins (2), viola, cello, -- no. 1, op. 11, -- B minor. -- Adagio; -- arranged.
Composers -- Criticism and interpretation.
Gay composers.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Larson, T., & Barber, S. (2010). The saddest music ever written: the story of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Larson, Thomas, 1949- and Samuel Barber. 2010. The Saddest Music Ever Written: The Story of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Larson, Thomas, 1949- and Samuel Barber. The Saddest Music Ever Written: The Story of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings Pegasus Books, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Larson, Thomas, and Samuel Barber. The Saddest Music Ever Written: The Story of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2010.

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