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Sep 22, 2011 - 1:27 PM
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ToneRow
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For those members who also love and collect contemporary classical music as well as soundtracks, do you own any disc(s) containing a concert work which has won a Pulitzer Prize for music? I discovered that I have 8 albums with such award-winning compositions (more than I thought I had). Mind you, I don't necessarily place a high value on a piece just because it has received an award (whether it be an Oscar from the MPAA or any other sort of prize). But it is interesting to learn about which musical works have won over a jury panel & and the bestowing Board. Here's the listing thus far according to Wikipedia: 1943: William Schuman, Secular Cantata No. 2: A Free Song 1944: Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 4 1945: Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring, ballet 1946: Leo Sowerby, The Canticle of the Sun 1947: Charles Ives, Symphony No. 3 1948: Walter Piston, Symphony No. 3 1949: Virgil Thomson, Louisiana Story, film score 1950: Gian Carlo Menotti, The Consul, opera 1951: Douglas Stuart Moore, Giants in the Earth, opera 1952: Gail Kubik, Symphony Concertante 1953: no prize awarded 1954: Quincy Porter, Concerto Concertante for two pianos and orchestra 1955: Gian Carlo Menotti, The Saint of Bleecker Street, opera 1956: Ernst Toch, Symphony No. 3 1957: Norman Dello Joio, Meditations on Ecclesiastes 1958: Samuel Barber, Vanessa, opera 1959: John La Montaine, Piano Concerto 1960: Elliott Carter, String Quartet No. 2 1961: Walter Piston, Symphony No. 7 1962: Robert Ward, The Crucible, opera 1963: Samuel Barber, Piano Concerto 1964: no prize awarded 1965: no prize awarded (See Duke Ellington) 1966: Leslie Bassett, Variations for Orchestra 1967: Leon Kirchner, Quartet No. 3 for strings and electronic tape 1968: George Crumb, Echoes of Time and the River 1969: Karel Husa, String Quartet No. 3 1970: Charles Wuorinen, Time's Encomium 1971: Mario Davidovsky, Synchronisms No. 6 1972: Jacob Druckman, Windows 1973: Elliott Carter, String Quartet No. 3 1974: Donald Martino, Notturno 1975: Dominick Argento, From the Diary of Virginia Woolf 1976: Ned Rorem, Air Music 1977: Richard Wernick, Visions of Terror and Wonder 1978: Michael Colgrass, Deja Vu for percussion and orchestra 1979: Joseph Schwantner, Aftertones of Infinity 1980: David Del Tredici, In Memory of a Summer Day 1981: no prize awarded 1982: Roger Sessions, Concerto for Orchestra 1983: Ellen Zwilich, Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1) 1984: Bernard Rands, Canti del Sole 1985: Stephen Albert, Symphony RiverRun 1986: George Perle, Wind Quintet No. 4, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon 1987: John Harbison, The Flight into Egypt 1988: William Bolcom, 12 New Etudes for Piano 1989: Roger Reynolds, Whispers Out of Time 1990: Mel D. Powell, Duplicates: A Concerto 1991: Shulamit Ran, Symphony 1992: Wayne Peterson, The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark 1993: Christopher Rouse, Trombone Concerto 1994: Gunther Schuller, Of Reminiscences and Reflections 1995: Morton Gould, Stringmusic 1996: George Walker, Lilacs, for soprano and orchestra 1997: Wynton Marsalis, Blood on the Fields, oratorio 1998: Aaron Jay Kernis, String Quartet No. 2, Musica Instrumentalis 1999: Melinda Wagner, Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion 2000: Lewis Spratlan, Life is a Dream, opera (awarded for concert version of Act II) 2001: John Corigliano, Symphony No. 2, for string orchestra 2002: Henry Brant, Ice Field 2003: John Adams, On the Transmigration of Souls 2004: Paul Moravec, Tempest Fantasy 2005: Steven Stucky, Second Concerto for Orchestra 2006: Yehudi Wyner, Chiavi in Mano, (piano concerto) 2007: Ornette Coleman, Sound Grammar 2008: David Lang, The Little Match Girl Passion 2009: Steve Reich, Double Sextet 2010: Jennifer Higdon, Violin Concerto 2011: Zhou Long, Madame White Snake, opera Here's the ones I have: 1994 Gunther Schuller's "Of Reminiscences And Reflections" 1993 Christopher Rouse's "Trombone Concerto" 1990 "Duplicates" by Mel Powell 1983 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (the first woman to win this prize) & her "Symphony No.1" 1982 "Concerto for Orchestra" by Roger Sessions 1968 George Crumb's "Echoes Of Time And The River" 1963 Samuel Barber's "Piano Concerto" 1947 "Symphony No.3" by Charles Ives
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1994: Gunther Schuller, Of Reminiscences and Reflections R.I.P., Mr. Schuller (November 22, 1925 - June 21, 2015)
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Jun 23, 2015 - 3:52 PM
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mgh
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I have the following: 1944: Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 4 1945: Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring, ballet 1947: Charles Ives, Symphony No. 3 1948: Walter Piston, Symphony No. 3 1949: Virgil Thomson, Louisiana Story, film score 1956: Ernst Toch, Symphony No. 3 1957: Norman Dello Joio, Meditations on Ecclesiastes 1959: John La Montaine, Piano Concerto 1961: Walter Piston, Symphony No. 7 1963: Samuel Barber, Piano Concerto 1966: Leslie Bassett, Variations for Orchestra 1968: George Crumb, Echoes of Time and the River 1979: Joseph Schwantner, Aftertones of Infinity 1980: David Del Tredici, In Memory of a Summer Day 1982: Roger Sessions, Concerto for Orchestra 1983: Ellen Zwilich, Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1) 1985: Stephen Albert, Symphony RiverRun 2001: John Corigliano, Symphony No. 2, for string orchestra 2003: John Adams, On the Transmigration of Souls Edit: There are some wonderful works in there, especially Stephen Albert's Symphony RiverRun. It is stunning.
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And, for whatever this says about the Pulitzers: The first musical play to win a Pulitzer for Best Drama was OF THEE I SING, awarded to playwrights George S. Kaufman & Morrie Riskind, and lyricist Ira Gershwin -- but not composer George Gershwin.
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1962: Robert Ward, The Crucible, opera Lo and behold, Ward's Pulitzer winning opera gets a new lease on disc via one of our beloved specialty labels. Truly, a Kritzerland first. http://www.kritzerland.com/crucible.htm
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