Among his best known compositions are Black Angels (1970), a striking commentary on the Vietnam War for electric string quartet Ancient Voices of Children (1970) for a mixed chamber ensemble and Vox Balaenae (1971), a musical evocation of the humpback whale, for electric flute, electric cello, and amplified piano.īorn to a musical family, Crumb was acquainted with classical music at an early age and his affinity for Classical and Romantic composers in particular would stay throughout his life. His few large-scale works include Echoes of Time and the River (1967), which won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music, and Star-Child (1977), which won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition however, his output consists of mostly music for chamber ensembles or solo instrumentalists. The unusual timbres he employs evoke a surrealist atmosphere which portray emotions of considerable intensity with vast and sometimes haunting soundscapes. Crumb's compositions are known for pushing the limits of technical prowess by way of frequent use of extended techniques. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical language which "range in mood from peaceful to nightmarish". (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music.
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