Ruth Crawford Seeger | |
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 Crawford Seeger during her years in Chicago, c. early 1920s | |
| Born | Ruth Porter Crawford July 3, 1901 East Liverpool, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 1953 (aged 52) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | American Conservatory of Music |
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| Children | 4 (including Peggy and Mike Seeger) |
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 "ultramoderns". 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.[1]
She is best known for her String Quartet (1931).