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Awards:
Pulitzer Prize (1976): Air Music (10 movements) for Multiple combinations
Guggenheim Fellowship (1957)
Compositions for Winds:
Whitman Cantata (1983) for Men’s Chorus, 12 brass, timpani
Solemn Prelude (1973) for 11 Brass
Lift Up Your Heads (The Ascension) (1963) for Mixed chorus, Wind Ensemble, timpani
Eleven Studies for Eleven Players (1960) for Winds and percussion
Sinfonia for 15 Winds (1956-57) for 2 Piccolos, 2 English Horns, 2 Eb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Contra Bassoons, 2 Horns, Timpani (optional), 3 Percussion, Piano/Celesta
The Seventieth Psalm (1943) for Mixed chorus, Wind Ensemble