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Music for small orchestra

Crawford Seeger Ruth | Siebens Etienne

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Duration:
8m 32s
Title on Youtube:
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Music for small orchestra - Nationaal Jeugd Orkest - LIVE Concert HD
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Openingsconcert Young Pianist Festival 2015 Leden van het Nationaal Jeugd Orkest o.l.v Etienne Siebens Two Movements for Chamber Orchestra 12-11-2015 Muziekgebouw aan t'IJ Kijk voor meer concerten op: http://avrotros.nl/klassiek/concerten http://facebook.com/avrotros.klassiek - http://twitter.com/klassiekonline Ruth Crawford Seeger (July 31, 1901 – November 18, 1953), born Ruth Porter Crawford, was a modernist composer active primarily during the 1920s and 30s and an American folk music specialist from the late 1930s until her death. She was a prominent member of a group of American composers known as the "ultramoderns," and her music influenced later composers including Elliott Carter (Shreffler 1994).