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Barbara Kolb
Barbara Kolb (b. Hartford, Connecticut, February 10, 1939) is an American composer. Her music uses sound masses and often creates vertical structures through simultaneous rhythmic or melodic units (motifs or figures). Barbara's musical styling can be identified by her use of colorful textures, impressionistic touch, and atonal vocabulary, with influences stemming from literary and visual arts. She was the first American woman composer to win the Rome Prize. She received her B.M. (cum laude, 1961) and M.M. degrees (
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- "Cavatina" for violin or viola solo (1983, revised 1985)
- "Related Characters" for viola and piano (1982)
- "Virgin Mother Creatrix" a cappella choral work inspired by the mysticism of Hildegard von Bingen
Discography.
All Barbara Kolb discs
- Barbara Kolb: "Millefoglie and Other Works" (1992). Music Today and Nouvel Ensemble Moderne. Includes Kolb's "Millefoglie" for orchestra & tape (