Barbara Kolb

(1938–2024) Composer United States

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Barbara Kolb was a composer from the United States, best known for Crosswinds, for wind ensemble and percussion.

Quick Facts About Barbara Kolb

Born: February 10, 1938
Died: October 21, 2024
Nationality: United States
Profession: Composer
Notable works: Crosswinds, for wind ensemble and percussion

About Barbara Kolb

Barbara Kolb was an American composer and educator, the first woman to win the Rome Prize in musical composition. Her music features sound masses of colorful textures, impressionistic sounds and atonal vocabulary, with influences from literary and visual arts. She taught at the Third Street Music School Settlement, Rhode Island College and Eastman School of Music.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship Rome Prize Arts and Letters Award in Music

Quotes by Barbara Kolb

Composing a piece of music is very feminine. It is sensitive, emotional, contemplative. By comparison, doing housework is positively masculine.

Barbara Kolb

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