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Ruth Crawford Seeger

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American composer (1901-1953)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1901 to 1953 · aged 52
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Ruth Crawford Seeger 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".

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1980Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
1930Guggenheim Fellowship

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Ruth Crawford Seeger 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.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1953 · aged 52
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