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(1923- ), Richmond, Indiana. He studied composition at Juilliard with Bernard Wagenaar. An author as well as a composer, he has won many commissions and awards including the 1976 Pulitzer Prize in music for Air Music.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/composer/rorem.html
Summary of his life and works from the PBS series, I Hear America Singing. Includes .RAM and .WAV audio of the art song, Snake.
http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main.asp?composerid=2740
Biography from his publisher, Boosey and Hawkes. summarizes major portions of his life and works, emphasizing his art songs but opening a wider area for further exploration.
http://musicalics.com/en/node/80639
Musicalics entry with life, summary of works, and links to related composers and conductors.
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/spotlite/slpress/032102.htm
Account of the composer's 2002 visit to Brooklyn College of CUNY and his discussion of the future of American art music and of the world in general.
http://www.ascap.com/playback/1998/october/rorem.html
An interview with the composer by Erik Philbrook.
http://nedrorem.com/
Includes several photographs, calendar of events, list of compositions, list of literary works, biography and reviews.
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