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Joseph C. Schwantner (born March 22, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer, educator and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was awarded the 1970 Charles Ives Prize.
Schwantner is prolific, with many works to his credit. His style is accessible, coloristic and eclectic, drawing on such diverse elements as French impressionism, African drumming, and minimalism. His orchestral work Aftertones of Infinity received the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Music. He also wrote Angelfire, a fantasy for amplified violin and orchestra, for the violinist Anne Akiko Meyers.
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