Seeger, Ruth Crawford Composers Composition Music


(1901-1953) She was a key member of the 1920s avant garde and her String Quartet 1931 was widely accepted as a masterpiece of the time. She was a key figure in the revival of American folk music and pioneered the use of American folk songs in children's music education.








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See Also:
  • Seeger, Ruth Crawford - Biography and book by Judith Tick titled Ruth Crawford Seeger, a Composer's Search for American Music.
  • Peggy Seeger: Ruth Crawford Seeger - Ruth Crawford Seeger, mother of Peggy, Pete, and composers Mike Seeger pioneered use of Children\\'s Folk Songs composers in education. Reviews of books and recordings.
  • Ruth Crawford-Seeger - Miscellaneous songs.
  • Ruth Crawford Seeger Conference - The Institute for Studies in American Music conference, Ruth Crawford seeger, ruth crawford Seeger: Modernity, Tradition, and the Making of American Music, October, seeger, ruth crawford 2001.


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