His songs include words by Housman, Hopkins, Yeats, and Stephens, and he set to music James Joyce's Chamber Music.  
His songs include words by Housman, Hopkins, Yeats, and Stephens, and he set to music James Joyce's Chamber Music.  His operas include A Hand of Bridge and Antony and Cleopatra and he composed the Capricorn Concerto for flute, oboe, trumpet, and strings.  Known for the vocal piece Dover Beach, his best known opera is Vanessa.  For 10 points, name this American composer best-known for Adagio for Strings.
His songs include words by Housman, Hopkins, Yeats, and Stephens, and he set to music James Joyce's Chamber Music.  
Samuel Barber