Steve Reich’s Double Sextet — commissioned by eighth blackbird and given its first performances by the group last season — has won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music. This is the second time an eighth blackbird commission has been nominated (Stephen Hartke’s Meanwhile received a nod last year). Scored for two identical sextets each comprising more…
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Steve Reich Wins 2009 Pulitzer Prize for “Double Sextet,” a work commissioned by eighth blackbird
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by Louise Frank
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