Episode 43
Partita for 8 Voices
Thu, 2017-Jun-15 10:20 UTC
Length - 1:36
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Partita for 8 Voices is an a cappella composition by the American composer Caroline Shaw. It was composed from 2009 through 2012 for the vocal group Roomful of Teeth and was released on their Grammy Award-winning debut album October 30, 2012. The piece was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music on April 15, 2013, making Shaw the youngest recipient of the award. The work, however, was not premiered in full until November 4, 2013, at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City.
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For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partita_for_8_Voices.
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