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In 1970, Charles Wuorinen became the youngest composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Time's Encomium. He was 32 years old.

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What Charles Ives symphony won a Pulitzer Prize?

Charles Ives' Symphony No. 3 won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize in Music.


Who won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for jazz?

The first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize was Of Thee I Sing, a political satire based on a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The play debuted in 1931 and won the Pulitzer in 1932. Although George Gershwin wrote the musical score, his name is not listed as one of the winners.


Who was the first female composer to win a Pulitzer Prize?

Composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1983. Her Symphony No. I (Three Movements for Orchestra) was commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra.


Did George Gershwin win any special awards?

George Gershwin was immensely famous during his lifetime, but he doesn't seem to have won any awards. He and his brother Ira were nominated, in 1938, for an Academy Award for the best song in a film, "They Can't Take That Away From Me," from the movie "Shall We Dance?". In 1932 the musical play "Of Thee I Sing" won the Pulitzer Prize for the author and the lyricist, Ira Gershwin. George's music was passed over. There was no Pulitzer Prize in music until 1943.


What instrument did Charles ives play?

Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer. Ironically, much of Ives's work would not be heard until his virtual retirement from music and business in 1930 due to severe health problems. In 1947, Ives was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 3. Charlie specialized in the organ, and by age fourteen he had become the youngest salaried church organist in Connecticut.

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When was Pulitzer Prize for Music created?

Pulitzer Prize for Music was created in 1943.


Who was the youngest winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

The Pulitzer Prize(s) was first awarded in 1917. Contrary to popular belief, there is more than one Pulitzer given each year. Prizes are awarded for a number of subcategories under both Journalism and Letters, Drama and Music.


What Charles Ives symphony won a Pulitzer Prize?

Charles Ives' Symphony No. 3 won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize in Music.


Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1976?

Ned Rorem won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Air Music ("Ten Etudes of Orchestra"), which was first performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in December 1975.


Who established the Pulitzer prize?

The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher, best known for endowing the Columbia School of Journalism and establishing the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, literature, and music.


Who won 1997 Pulitzer Prize for the jazz oratorio Blood on the Fields?

Wynton Marsalis won the 1997 (not 1996) Pulitzer Prize in Music for Blood on the Fields. He was the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer.


Who won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1947?

Charles Ives won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Music with Symphony No. 3. The symphony was first performed by Lou Harrison and Chamber Orchestra in New York, April, 1946.


Who won the Pulitzer Prize for composing in 2010?

Jennifer Higdon won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her "Violin Concerto." The award was given for "distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year (2009)."


Who wrote the 1st jazz composition to win a Pulitzer Prize for music?

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Did J.K. Rowling win the Pulitzer Prize?

No, J.K. Rowling has not won the Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for achievements in journalism, literature, and music, and J.K. Rowling is primarily known for her work as the author of the Harry Potter series.


What black musician first won the Pulitzer prize?

Kendrick Lamar was the first black musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018 for his album "DAMN."


What is the Pulitzer Prize?

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