Composer
Ruth Crawford Seeger
American composer (1901-1953)
1901–1953
32 works in the index
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1953
- Birthplace
- East Liverpool
- Place of death
- Chevy Chase
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Ruth Crawford Seeger (born Ruth Porter Crawford; July 3, 1901 – November 18, 1953) was an American composer and musicologist. Her music heralded the emerging modernist aesthetic, and she became a central member of a group of American composers known as the "ultramodernists". She composed primarily during the 1920s and 1930s, turning towards studies on folk music from the late 1930s until her death. Her music influenced later composers including Elliott Carter.
She is best known for her String Quartet (1931), which is "regarded as one of the finest modernist works of the genre".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Education
- American Conservatory of Music
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- modernism
- Notable works
- String Quartet
- Birth name
- Ruth Porter Crawford
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 39569159
- ISNI
- 0000000083744769
- GND ID
- 11891202X
- Library of Congress ID
- n81046922
- MusicBrainz ID
- bd108522-8856-4eba-8747-f38860a51818
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Viola, violin
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 32
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| 9 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Joy | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| III | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Viola | Classical | 2 |
| Home Thoughts | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| White Moon | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Loam | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Sunsets | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| 7 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| 8 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| I | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Viola | Classical | 1 |
| II | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Viola | Classical | 1 |
| IV | — | — | — | Piano, violin, Viola | Classical | 1 |
| Billy Boy | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Boll Weevil | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Charlie's Sweet | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Cindy | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Darby's Ram | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Frog Went A-courtin' | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Ground Hog | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| I Ride An Old Paint | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| London's Bridge | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Lord Thomas | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Mammy Loves | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Sweet Betsy From Pike | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| The Babes In The Wood | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| The Gray Goose | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| The Higher Up The Cherry Tree | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| The Old Gray Mare | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| The Three Ravens | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Turtle Dove | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| What'll We Do With The Baby | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 39569159. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.