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David Lang is an American contemporary composer and a co-founder of the music collective Bang on a Can. His output includes choral, chamber, orchestral, vocal, and stage works, often using repetition, tightly controlled materials, and direct musical textures. He received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Little Match Girl Passion, a choral work based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale and shaped by the tradition of Bach's Passions.
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What is David Lang known for?
David Lang is an American contemporary composer known for choral, chamber, orchestral, vocal, and stage works. His music often uses repetition, tightly controlled materials, and direct textures.
What prize did David Lang win in 2008?
He received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Little Match Girl Passion. The work combines Andersen's tragic story with ideas drawn from Bach's Passion tradition.
What is The Little Match Girl Passion about?
The piece reworks Hans Christian Andersen's story of the poor girl with matches in a concert work for voices. It also draws on the structure and devotional character of Bach's 1727 St Matthew Passion.
What is Bang on a Can's connection to David Lang?
David Lang co-founded Bang on a Can, a New York-based music collective focused on contemporary music. His work has appeared in the collective's concerts and related projects.
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