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Also Known As William Howard Schuman
Born August 4, 1910 • New York City • New York
Died February 15, 1992 (aged 81) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • Kennedy Center Honors (1989)
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Charles Ives
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Elliott Carter
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