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- Near his death, Rorem was described as the "elder statesman of American art song, prolific prose writer, [and] pioneer of gay liberation". (en)
- When I got the Pulitzer, everything changed overnight. Of course, I was shocked because I thought I would never get it because of my wicked ways. To this day I can't believe those stuffy Pulitzer people would settle on me. But it sort of gives you a certain authority. My name is now always preceded by "Pulitzer Prize-winning composer."... So if I die in a whorehouse, at least the obit will say, "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Ned Rorem Dies in Whorehouse." (en)
- Ned Rorem's institutional education timeline
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: American Conservatory : 1938–40
: Northwestern University : 1940–42
: Curtis Institute : 1942
: Juilliard : 1943–46 ; 1946–48
: Tanglewood : Summers of 1946 & 1947 (en)
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