Ruth Crawford Seeger (July 3, 1901 – November 18, 1953), born Ruth Porter Crawford, was an American modernist composer active primarily during the 1920s and 1930s and an American folk music specialist from the late 1930s until her death. She was a prominent member of a group of American composers known as the "ultramoderns," and her music influenced later composers including Elliott Carter.
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3 July 1901 East Liverpool, Ohio
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Died |
18 November 1953 (aged 52) Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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