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Wayne Peterson

American composer (1927-2021) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 93

Wayne Peterson was an American composer, pianist, and educator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark in 1992, when its board overturned the jury's unanimous selection of Concerto Fantastique by Ralph Shapey.

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2021Died7 April 20211992Pulitzer Prize for MusicAward1989Guggenheim FellowshipAward1986Arts and Letters Award in MusicAward1952Fulbright ScholarshipAward1927Born3 September 1927

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Pulitzer Prize for Music1992
Guggenheim Fellowship1989
Arts and Letters Award in Music1986
Fulbright Scholarship1952

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2021 · aged 93