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Leon Kirchner
American composer (1919-2009) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 90
Leon Kirchner was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he won a Pulitzer Prize for his String Quartet No. 3.
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2009Died17 September 20091974Rome PrizeAward1967Pulitzer Prize for MusicAward1951Arts and Letters Award in MusicAward1948Guggenheim FellowshipAward1919Born24 January 1919
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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2009 · aged 90
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