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Karel Husa
Czech-born American conductor and composer.
Wikipedia | Karel Husa
Statements about
Karel Husa
Occupation
Conductor
Trumpeter
Composer
Musicologist
Music Educator
Place of Birth
Prague
Date of Birth
8/7/1921
Instance Of
Human
Given Name
Karel
Country of Citizenship
Czech Republic
United States
Award Received
Czech Medal of Merit
(1995)
Point in Time
:
1995
Pulitzer Prize for Music
(1969)
For Work
:
String Quartet No. 3
Point in Time
:
1969
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
(1993)
Point in Time
:
1993
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Florida
(2011)
Point in Time
:
2011
Guggenheim Fellowship
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Letters
(1994 - )
Start Time
:
1994
Notable Work
Music for Prague 1968
Concerto for Wind Ensemble
Al Fresco for Concert Band
Apotheosis of This Earth
String Quartet No. 3
Instrument
Trumpet
Student Of
Nadia Boulanger
Jaroslav Řídký
Date of Death
12/14/2016
Place of Death
Apex
Educated At
Prague Conservatory
Employer
Cornell University
Sex or Gender
Male
Family Name
Husa
Genre
Classical Music
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
Czech
External Pages About Karel Husa
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