| Abstract |
The University of Louisville's annual Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition offers the largest monetary award in its field. This international prize is offered for outstanding achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre, such as choral, orchestral, chamber, electronic, song-cycle, dance, opera, musical theater, or extended solo work. Since the award was first awarded in 1985, the Dwight Anderson Music Library--one of the largest new music collections in North America--has housed the competition submissions. This catalog was developed to keep an accurate listing of the holdings of this collection. The authors have cataloged every submission for the prestigious award, offering complete information on all competition submissions, including title, composer, format, length, instrumentation, and information on where to find or purchase the compositions. The bulk of the catalog is listed alphabetically by composer. The additional appendixes provide the opposite perspective: a year-by-year glance at the award and those who submitted works. Concluding with an index, this catalog increases awareness of this unique collection and acknowledges the work of these important composers and their contributions to recent music history. |
