Excursions, Op. 20, is the first published solo piano piece by a composer born in what year?
Excursions (Barber) Excursions, Op. 20, is the first published solo piano piece by Samuel Barber. Barber himself explains:
Géza Zichy Géza Zichy (July 23, 1849January 14, 1924) was a Hungarian composer and was also renowned as the world's first professional one-armed pianist. Zichy also published an autobiography ("Aus meinem Leben", 3 vols, 1911–24) and some poetry.