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Mel Powell

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American composer (1923-1998)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1923 to 1998 · aged 75
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Mel Powell was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and the founding dean of the music department at the California Institute of the Arts. He served as a music educator for over 40 years, first at Mannes College of Music and Queens College, then Yale University, and finally at CalArts.

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1990Pulitzer Prize for Music
1963Arts and Letters Award in Music
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Mel Powell was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and the founding dean of the music department at the California Institute of the Arts. He served as a music educator for over 40 years, first at Mannes College of Music and Queens College, then Yale University, and finally at CalArts. During his early career he worked as a jazz pianist. His classic Big Band compositions include "Mission to Moscow", "My Guy's Come Back", "Clarinade", "The Earl", and "Bubble Bath".

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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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deceased
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Lived 1923 to 1998 · aged 75
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