Ned Rorem photographs
Scope and Contents
11 photographs of American composer and diarist Ned Rorem and unidentified friends, from June 1941.
Dates
- ca. 1941
Creator
- Rorem, Ned, 1923- (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Ned Rorem (born October 23, 1923 is an American composer and diarist. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1976 for his Air Music: Ten Etudes for Orchestra. Rorem showed an early interest in and talent for music. He received his early education at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and the American Conservatory of Music. He studied at Northwestern University before attending the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and the Juilliard School in New York City. Rorem was raised as a Quaker and refers to this in interviews in relation to his piece A Quaker Reader, which is based on Quaker texts.
Extent
.25 Linear feet (11 images of Ned Rorem, and American composer with unidentified friends.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Vault: LG6
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- Title
- Ned Rorem Collection
- Author
- Lisa Pena
- Date
- August, 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
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