George Rochberg
George Rochberg · Arts & Literature
Classical composer
1918, Paterson, New Jersey, United States — 2005, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
United States
George Rochberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical composer
George Rochberg was an American classical composer who, after writing serial (twelve-tone) music, famously broke with the avant-garde following his son's death and returned to tonality, most strikingly in his String Quartet No. 3 (1972). This 'neo-Romantic' turn made him a leading figure in the revival of tonal composition. He was Jewish.
Verify and go deeper with these external references.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
This page is published in seven languages from an English source. The translations are reviewed, but a mistake can still slip through. If you spot one on this profile — a wrong word, a lost date, a sentence that says something the English does not — please tell us.
Classical composer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Similar Contributors
Aaron Copland
Aaron Jay Kernis
David Amram
David Diamond
Ernst Toch
