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full name

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Ellen Taafe Zwilich

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born/died

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born 1939. Still living

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country, time period, career

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American contemporary composer

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instruments played

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piano, trumpet, and violin
Played violin with the American Symphony Orchestra (1965-1972) and has made her living as a composer since 1978

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contributions to women’s music history

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first woman to receive a doctorate degree in composition from Juilliard, and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for music

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fame/legacy

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one of America’s most popular living classical composers. Best known for orchestra works (concertos and 5 symphonies)

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