Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction
by Eric Salzman
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Friday, January 24, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York (USA)
As of November 2003 this composer is still living.
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Nation of Origin: United States
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Other Information:
He won the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Quartet No. 3 in 1967.
Here is a note about Kirchner I received on July 28, 2001.
Leon Kirchner is very much alive and still composing. He has in addition to
winning the Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards- recently won a Grammy
on Sony records- best classical album of the year in 1999. Updated
biographical information can be acquired from his publishers at Schirmers in
New York who will have all the details and can give absolutely accurate
information as to recent works and awards.
A note from his daughter-Lisa Kirchner- who for one is thrilled about and has
first hand knowledge of Leon Kirchner being very much alive and well!
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
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