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Babbitt: Portrait of a Serial Composer

(2011)

Overview

The American composer and teacher Milton Babbitt died Saturday, Jan. 29 2011 at age 94. For years, New York-based journalist and filmmaker Robert Hilferty had been constructing a documentary on Babbitt. It was a quirky, loving look at a man regarded by many as a composer of "difficult" music. Hilferty left the film unfinished when he died in 2009. Composer and former Babbitt student Laura Karpman has now completed Hilferty's film.

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Original TitleBabbitt: Portrait of a Serial Composer

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2011-01-13

Original Language

Runtime 01h 03m

Homepagehttps://www.npr.org/2011/01/13/144763523/milton-babbitt-portrait-of-a-serial-composer

Genres

  • Music
  • Documentary