Babbitt, Milton

Period: Early 20th Century

Born: Wednesday, May 10, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

Died: Saturday, January 29, 2011 in Princeton, New Jersey (USA)

Nation of Origin: United States

Major Works:

Three Compositions for Piano (1948)
Philomel for soprano soloist and synthesizer (1963-64)
Composition for Four Instruments (1947-48)
Relata II, for orchestra (1968)
A Solo Requiem, for soprano and two pianos (1976-77)

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General Bibliography:

Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186

Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413

Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257

Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679

Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109


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