Ned Rorem, composer and writer who outed famous musicians in his published prose, dead at 99
FILE – American composer Ned Rorem at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 2003. Known for his vast output of compositions and scandalous prose, died Friday at 99. (AP Photo/Jessica Griffin, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Rorem, the prolific Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning musician known for his vast output of compositions and for his barbed and sometimes scandalous prose, died Friday at 99.
The news was confirmed by a publicist for his longtime music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, who said he died of natural causes at his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Rorem produced a thousand-work catalog ranging from symphonies and operas to solo instrumental, chamber and vocal music, in addition to 16 books.
He also contributed to the score for the Al Pacino-starring film Panic in Needle Park. He won the 1976 Pulitzer for his Air Music: Ten Etudes for Orchestra.
