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In praise of Samuel Barber, a Romantic in a 12-tone era

Jay Nordlinger is a senior editor of National Review and a music critic for several publications Residents of Greater Philadelphia can take particular satisfaction in the centenary of Samuel Barber. He was born in West Chester on March 9, 1910. He grew up there, too. He died at age 70 in New York. And he was a great composer.

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