![]() His most celebrated works include the beautifully conceived Knoxville: Summer of 1915 for soprano and orchestra, the wistful Violin Concerto, the powerful Piano Sonata (premiered by the great Russian virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz) and the Pulitzer-winning opera Vanessa. He wrote more than 100 songs, three operas, three concertos, two ballets, two symphonies and a variety of significant orchestral, choral, chamber and solo piano music. Barber became one of the most important and honoured American composers of the 20th century. His precocious sense of his musical destiny was indeed prophetic. Please – Sometimes I've been worrying about this so much that it makes me mad (not very). I'll ask you one more thing – don't ask me to try and forget this unpleasant thing and go and play football. I was meant to be a composer, and will be I'm sure. ![]() To begin with I was not meant to be an athlete. ![]() I suppose I shall have to tell it now without any nonsense. Now don't cry when you read it because it is neither yours nor my fault. "Dear Mother: I have written this to tell you my worrying secret.
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