Rochberg, George
Rochberg, George
(1918– ) composer; born in Paterson, N.J. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1983. Having been a prominent 12-tone avant-gardist in his early work, he later began to use traditional material as well, earning the label "neo-Romantic."The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.