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Appreciation: How George Crumb became one of America's most surprisingly consequential composers

George Crumb, who died Sunday at 92, was an all-American composer — one of our best, most original and most important. He was as American as apple pie, this shy, unpretentious West Virginian born in Charleston on Black Thursday, Oct. 24, 1929, the day of the great Wall Street crash.…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2022

George Crumb, influential 20th-century composer and author of sounds tranquil and horrifying, dies at 92

PHILADELPHIA — George Crumb, 92, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who inspired generations with his keen use of concert hall theatrics and embrace of unusual instrumental techniques, died Sunday. His death, at home in Media, was announced by his record label, Bridge Records.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 8, 2022