George Rochberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Rochberg
American composer
Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1918
Place of Birth: Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 29-May-2005
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About George Rochberg
- George Rochberg (July 5, 1918 – May 29, 2005) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.
- Long a serial composer, Rochberg abandoned the practice following the death of his teenage son in 1964; he claimed this compositional technique had proved inadequate to express his grief and had found it empty of expressive intent.
- By the 1970s, Rochberg's use of tonal passages in his music had invoked controversy among critics and fellow composers.
- A teacher at the University of Pennsylvania until 1983, Rochberg also served as chairman of its music department until 1968 and was named the first Annenberg Professor of the Humanities in 1978.
- For notable students See: List of music students by teacher: R to S#George Rochberg.
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