Hearing the Pulitzers: A piece-by-piece, episode-by-episode exploration of the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in Music with hosts Andrew Granade and David Thurmaier.
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Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
In this episode, Andrew and Dave discuss the second time the Pulitzer Board decided not to award a music prize. In fact, in 1964, they did not give awards in the categories of drama, music, and fiction. It was the first time since the Pulitzer Prizes began in 1917 that three separate categories did not have an awardee. To deepen the intrigue, the music board was split, and at least one member wanted to give a music award (and wasn't happy with the other members). We discuss all the drama!
What happened in 1964 and what were the ramifications on later music winners?
2 months ago
I’m surprised you guys didn’t mention the Charles Mingus album ”The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady”. Although this probably wouldn’t have been considered at the time, but if the prize was looked at in the modern stance, this album could have easily been a serious consideration alongside other pieces such as Philomel. This particular album is still considered today to be one of the most beautiful and complex Avant-Jazz works ever made. Although again such a piece probably wouldn’t have been considered as they were not ready to acknowledge such a work but I feel this should still be mentioned as a major American composition from that time period.