George Crumb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

George Crumb

American composer

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Profession: composer, musician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

George Henry Crumb or George Henry Jr.
Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American composer of modern classical and avant-garde music.
He is known as an explorer of unusual timbres, alternative forms of notation, and extended instrumental and vocal techniques, which obtained his innovative techniques in the use of vivid sonorities.
Examples include seagull effect for the cello (e.g.
Vox Balaenae), metallic vibrato for the piano (e.g.
Five Pieces for Piano), and using a mallet to play the strings of a double bass (e.g.
Madrigals, Book I), among numerous others.
Crumb’s most renowned works include Ancient Voices of Children (1970), Black Angels (1971), and Makrokosmos III (1974).