Charles Wuorinen, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music and composer of the operas "Brokeback Mountain" and "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," died, 11 MAR 2020, from injuries sustained in a fall last September. He was 81. Known for much of his career as an admirer of the 12-tone system of composition. Wuorinen, born June 9, 1938, was a based in New York City. His catalog of more than 270 compositions includes works for orchestra, opera, and chamber music, as well as solo instrumental and vocal works.
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Christopher Chapman Rouse III (February 15, 1949 – September 21, 2019) was an American composer.
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