The Pulitzer Prize Archive. Part E: Liberal Arts. Volume 15: Musical Composition Awards 1943 - 1999: From Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber to Gian-Carlo Menotti and Melinda Wagner

The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presents the history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A to E the awarding of the prize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to the decisions. PREFACE INTRODUCTION HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MUSIC PRESENTATION OF AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS REMARKS ABOUT THE DOCUMENTATION CRITERIA 1943 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SECULAR CANTATA NO. 2 – A FREE SONG FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1944 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY NO. 4, OPUS 34 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1945 AWARD: ABOUT THE BALLET MUSIC APPALACHIAN SPRING FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1946 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION THE CANTICLE OF THE SUN FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1947 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY NO. 3 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1948 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY NO. 3 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORES OPENING PASSAGE 1949 AWARD: ABOUT THE FILM MUSIC FOR LOUISIANA STORY FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1950 AWARD: ABOUT THE OPERA THE CONSUL FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1951 AWARD: ABOUT THE OPERA GIANTS IN THE EARTH FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1952 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY CONCERTANTE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1953 AWARD: ABOUT THE DECISION TO WITHHOLD THE MUSIC PRIZE NAMES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS VOTING FOR “NO AWARD” 1954 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1955 AWARD: ABOUT THE OPERA THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1956 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY NO. 3 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1957 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION MEDITATIONS ON ECCLESIASTES FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1958 AWARD: ABOUT THE OPERA VANESSA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1959 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1960 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SECOND STRING QUARTET FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1961 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY NO. 7 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1962 AWARD: ABOUT THE OPERA THE CRUCIBLE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1963 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1964 AWARD: ABOUT THE DECISION TO WITHHOLD THE MUSIC PRIZE NAMES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS VOTING FOR “NO AWARD” 1965 AWARD: ABOUT THE DECISION TO WITHHOLD THE MUSIC PRIZE NAMES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS VOTING FOR “NO AWARD” 1966 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION VARIATIONS FOR ORCHESTRA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1967 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION QUARTET NO. 3 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1968 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION ECHOES OF TIME AND THE RIVER FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1969 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION STRING QUARTET NO. 3 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1970 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION TIME’S ENCOMIUM FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1971 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYNCHRONISMS NO. 6 FOR PIANO AND ELECTRONIC SOUND FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION WINDOWS FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1973 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION STRING QUARTET NO. 3 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1974 AWARD: ABOUT THE CHAMBER MUSIC PIECE NOTTURNO FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION FROM THE DIARY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1976 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION AIR MUSIC FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1977 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION VISIONS OF TERROR AND WONDER FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1978 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION DÉJÀ VU FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET AND ORCHESTRA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1979 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION AFTERTONES OF INFINITY FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1980 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION IN MEMORY OF A SUMMER DAY FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1981 AWARD: ABOUT THE DECISION TO WITHHOLD THE MUSIC PRIZE NAMES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS VOTING FOR “NO AWARD” 1982 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1983 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY NO. 1 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1984 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION “CANTI DEL SOLE” FOR TENOR AND ORCHESTRA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1985 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY, RIVERRUN FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1986 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION WIND QUINTET IV FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1987 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1988 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION 12 NEW ETUDES FOR PIANO FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1989 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION WHISPERS OUT OF TIME FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1990 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION “DUPLICATES”: A CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1991 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION SYMPHONY FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1992 AWARD: ABOUT THE FACE OF THE NIGHT, THE HEART OF THE DARK FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1993 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION TROMBONE CONCERTO FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1994 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION OF REMINISCENCES AND REFLECTIONS FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1995 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION STRINGMUSIC FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1996 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION LILACS FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1997 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION BLOOD ON THE FIELDS FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1998 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION STRING QUARTET NO. 2 FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE 1999 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMPOSITION CONCERTO FOR FLUTE, STRINGS AND PERCUSSION FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK THE SCORE’S OPENING PASSAGE WINNERS OF THE MUSICAL COMPOSITION AWARD, 2000–2010 INDEX Seit 1917 wird der Pulitzer-Preisjährlichvon der School of Journalism an der New Yorker Columbia Universität vergeben. MittlerweileexistierenPreise in 21 Kategorien aus den Bereichen Journalismus, Literaturund Musik. The Pulitzer Price Archive stelltdie Geschichte dieser Auszeichnung von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart vor: Die Abteilungen A bis E dokumentieren und kommentieren, chronologisch geordnet, die Preisverleihungen. Abteilung F erschließt dieGeschichte der Preise bio- und bibliographisch. Abteilung G liefert die Hintergründe zu den Entscheidungen

The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presentsthe history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A toE the awarding oftheprize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to thedecisions.