The
Composers
Ned Rorem
(1923- )
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Ned Rorem was born in Richmond, Indiana
to Quaker parents and later moved to Chicago with his family. He
studied music at Northwestern University, the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia,
the Berkshire Music Center and at the Julliard School, where he studied
under Bernard Wagenaar. In 1949 Rorem moved to France where he remained
until 1958. His suite Air Music (1974) won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize
in music. Rorem is one of the world's most prolific writers of art songs.
Works include: Poems of Love and the Rain, 1962; Sun, 1965;
Letters
from Paris, 1966; String Symphony, 1985; Assembly and Fall
(1975); Goodbye My Fancy, 1990; Piano Concerto for Left
Hand and Orchestra (1991); Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra
(1993). He has also written a number of books chronicling his experiences
in the music world including: The Paris Dairy; The New York Diary;
The Later Diaries 1961-1972; Knowing When to Stop : A Memoir; and
Other Entertainment : Collected Pieces. |
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