description Ned Rorem Overview
Ned Rorem (1923-2022) was an American composer and diarist whose catalog includes orchestral, chamber, choral, operatic, and vocal music. He is particularly associated with art songs and with settings of texts by English-language poets, many written for voice and piano. Rorem received the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Air Music, a ten-movement orchestral work first performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1975.
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Why is Ned Rorem especially associated with art songs?
Rorem wrote more than 500 art songs and was known for settings for voice and piano. His songs often use English-language poetry and focus closely on the rhythm and meaning of the text. [Boosey & Hawkes](https://www.boosey.com/pages/licensing/composer/composer_main?composerid=2740&ttype=INTRODUCTION)
Where did Ned Rorem study music?
He studied at Northwestern University, the Curtis Institute, and Juilliard, and also worked with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood. Rorem later spent much of the late 1940s and 1950s in France. [Cedille Records](https://www.cedillerecords.org/artists/ned-rorem/)
What work won Ned Rorem the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Music?
Rorem won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Air Music: Ten Etudes for Orchestra. The orchestral suite shows that his catalogue extended well beyond songs and vocal music. [Cedille Records](https://www.cedillerecords.org/artists/ned-rorem/)
What is Evidence of Things Not Seen?
Evidence of Things Not Seen is a large song cycle for four voices and piano. It contains 36 songs using texts by 24 different authors. [Boosey & Hawkes](https://www.boosey.com/pages/licensing/composer/composer_main?composerid=2740&ttype=INTRODUCTION)
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