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Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writing in the genre. Frequently described as a neoromantic composer, he showed limited interest in the emerging modernist aesthetic of his lifetime.
Nov 18, 2022 · Ned Rorem, who was honored as a composer of beguiling music and famous for publishing revealing diaries about his life and loves, died on Friday at his home on the Upper West Side of...
Nov 20, 2022 · In Life and Music, Ned Rorem Was Unwaveringly Himself. This composer, diarist and reluctant pioneer of gay liberation has died. A critic remembers visiting him in his twilight. The composer...
Dec 8, 2022 · Few American composers could write both words and music like Ned Rorem. His incredible output of compositions illustrated the ability to take a very small idea and develop it into a towering masterpiece. Why did Ned Rorem compose music? In his words: “Because I want to hear it.”
Nov 18, 2022 · American composer Ned Rorem has died at age 99. The Pulitzer Prize winner was best known for his art songs — and his controversial diaries. Rorem died Friday morning at his home in...
Jul 1, 2005 · Ned Rorem: Word And Music. Co-directors James Dowell and John Kolomvakis have created another fine portrait of a gay U.S. modern artist in "Ned Rorem: Word and Music." Composer's...
Devoted to the music & prose of Ned Rorem, contemporary American composer and author. Includes list of works, reviews, photos.
