Robert Ward (composer)

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Robert Ward
Background information
Born
Robert Eugene Ward

(1917-09-13)September 13, 1917
Cleveland, Ohio
DiedApril 3, 2013(2013-04-03) (aged 95)
Durham, North Carolina
GenresContemporary, chamber
OccupationComposer
InstrumentsPiano, vocals

Robert Eugene Ward (September 13, 1917 – April 3, 2013) was an American composer who is best remembered for his opera The Crucible (1961) after the 1953 play of the same name by Arthur Miller. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for that opera in 1962.

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