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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. Early work and education.
- Robert Eugene Ward
- September 13, 1917, Cleveland, Ohio
- Contemporary, chamber
- April 3, 2013 (aged 95), Durham, North Carolina
Robert June Ward, Sr. (October 15, 1938 – December 25, 2008) was an American blues and soul guitarist. He was known for founding the Ohio Untouchables, the band that later would become the Ohio Players. He played the guitar with a unique tone soaked in vibrato coming from a Magnatone amplifier.
Oct 3, 1991 · Robert Ward: a guitar legend back from obscurity. “Rediscoveries” are rare in blues and R & B these days. About the closest thing recently was the rehabilitation of Memphis soul legend James ...
- David Whiteis
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Apr 7, 2013 · April 6, 2013. Robert Ward, an American composer whose best-known work, an operatic setting of Arthur Miller’s drama “The Crucible,” won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for music, died on Wednesday...
The Crucible is a 1961 English language opera written by Robert Ward based on the 1953 play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It won both the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics Circle Citation. The libretto was lightly adapted from Miller's text by Bernard Stambler.
- English
- October 26, 1961, New York City Opera
- Bernard Stambler
Apr 3, 2013 · Robert Ward, the American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for bringing Arthur Miller 's play The Crucible to the opera stage, died early Wednesday of natural causes. The composer, who was...
Apr 6, 2013 · NEW YORK — Robert Ward, an American composer whose best-known work, an operatic setting of Arthur Miller’s drama ‘‘The Crucible,’’ won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for music, died Wednesday at his...
