George Crumb
Biography
George Crumb was born on October 24, 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia. Interestingly enough, his was on the same day as infamous the stock market crash in Wall Street that was later deemed as "Black" Tuesday. His father, George Crumb Sr., was a clarinetist, and his mother, Vivian Crumb, was a cellist. George Junior studied piano and composition as a young child. Among his many activities at the time, young George often performed in a trio with his both of his parents, as well as studying music in the library. (Since the Crumbs were professional musicians, Mr. Crumb had a library of almost half a thousand musical scores).
Crumb went on to earn his bachelor's degree at Mason College in his birthplace. He earned his Master's Degree at the Illinois University, studying composition under Eugene Weigel. However, his most influential instructor of composition was Ross Lee Finney, under whom he finished his Doctorate degree in the University at Michigan. .......
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