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Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939-

LC control no.n 80086883
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Personal name headingZwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939-
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1939-04-30
Place of birthMiami (Fla.)
Field of activityArt music
Composition (Music)
Profession or occupationComposers Violinists
Found inHer String quartet, c1980: t.p. (Ellen Taaffe Zwilich) verso of t.p. (b. 4/30/39, Miami, Florida)
Grove music online, June 18, 2013 (Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe; born April 30, 1939, Miami; American composer and violinist)
Wikipedia, November 29, 2017 (Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born April 30, 1939, in Miami, Florida); American composer, the first female composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music; began her studies as a violinist earning a B.M. from Florida State University in 1960. She moved to New York City to play with the American Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. She later enrolled at Juilliard, eventually (in 1975) becoming the first woman to earn the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in composition)