Charles Wuorinen, ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Opera Composer, Dies at 81

Charles Wuorinen, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music and composer of the operas Brokeback Mountain and Haroun and the Sea of Stories, died from injuries sustained in a fall last September. He was 81.
Wuorinen, who composed more than 270 works, died Wednesday (March 11) at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, spokeswoman Aleba Gartner said Thursday.
Known for much of his career as an admirer of the 12-tone system of composition, Wuorinen was opinionated.
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