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I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too.

John Corigliano

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John Corigliano
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 16
Classical Composer
Composer
Concertmaster
Film Score Composer
Professor Of Music Composition
University Teacher
New York City
New York
John Paul Corigliano
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Pulitzer
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You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.
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