| LC control no. | n 82009703 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML410.W278 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Walker, George, 1922-2018 |
| Variant(s) | Walker, George Theophilus, 1922-2018 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1922-06-27 |
| Death date | 2018-08-23 |
| Place of birth | Washington (D.C.) |
| Place of death | Montclair (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Art music Composition (Music) |
| Affiliation | Rutgers--Newark Smith College |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Pianists Music teachers College teachers |
| Found in | His Sonata no. 2, for piano, c1966. Baker's biographical dictionary of twentieth-century classical musicians, c1997 (Walker, George (Theophilus); b. June 27, 1922, Washington, D.C.; American composer, pianist, and teacher) The African American Art Song Alliance Website, July 27, 2001: George Walker page (piano soloist; composer; Walker was awarded the Pulitzer prize in 1996 for his composition "Lilacs," the first time a Black musician had been so honored) New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 28, 2018 (in obituary published Aug. 27: George Walker; b. George Theophilus Walker, June 27, 1922, Washington; d. Thursday [Aug. 23, 2018], Montclair, N.J., aged 96; composer who broke barriers during a long and distinguished career, including, in 1996, becoming the first black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for music) |
| Associated language | eng |
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