Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of orchestral, opera , choral, and piano music. Barber is well-known because of his 1936 work Adagio for Strings . It received positive reviews. Barber won two Pulitzer Prizes for his works. ^[1]

Barber was born on March 9, 1910 in West Chester , Pennsylvania . He studied at the Curtis Institute for Music . Barber was gay . ^[2] He lived with Gian Carlo Menotti for 30 years. ^[2]

Barber died on January 23, 1981 in New York City , New York from cancer . He was 70. ^[1] He is buried in West Chester , Pennsylvania .

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