Ned Rorem
Ned Miller Rorem was an American composer of contemporary classical music and a writer. Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writing in the genre. Frequently described as a neoromantic composer, he showed limited interest in the emerging modernist aesthetic of his lifetime.
Background
- Born in
- Richmond
- Educated at
- Juilliard SchoolUniversity of Chicago Laboratory SchoolsAmerican Conservatory of MusicBienen School of MusicCurtis Institute of Music
- Awards
- 🏆 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres🏆 Arts and Letters Award in Music🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Pulitzer Prize for Music🏆 Rome Prize
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1923
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