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Leon Kirchner

Leon Kirchner
Born(1919-01-24)January 24, 1919
Brooklyn, New York, US
DiedSeptember 17, 2009(2009-09-17) (aged 90)
Central Park West, New York City, US
NationalityAmerican
OccupationComposer
SpouseGertrude Schoenberg (1949–1999)
Children2

Leon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he won a Pulitzer Prize for his String Quartet No. 3.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][excessive citations]

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  11. ^ Nicolas Slonimsky, Laura Kuhn, and Dennis McIntire, "Kirchner, Leon", Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, enlarged 8th edition, edited by Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Kuhn. Vol. 3 (New York, NY: Schirmer Books, 2001): 1887.

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