Ned Rorem Autograph

Ned Miller Rorem (October 23, 1923 – November 18, 2022) was an American composer of contemporary classical music and a writer. Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writing in the genre. Frequently described as a neoromantic composer, he showed limited interest in the emerging modernist aesthetic of his lifetime. As a writer, he kept—and later published—numerous diaries in which he spoke candidly of his exchanges and relationships with many cultural figures of America and France. More about Ned Rorem

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Born in Richmond, Indiana, Rorem found an early interest in music, studying with Margaret Bonds and Leo Sowerby. He developed a strong enthusiasm for French music and received mentorship from Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson, among others. After two productive years in Morocco, Rorem was hosted by the arts patron Marie-Laure de Noailles in Paris, where he was influenced by the neoclassicist group Les Six, particularly Francis Poulenc and Darius Milhaud. He returned to America in around 1957, establishing himself as a prominent composer and receiving regular commissions. For the American Bicentennial, he worked on seven different commissions concurrently, among which was Air Music: Ten Etudes for Orchestra, which won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1976.

Much of Rorem's life was spent with his lifelong partner James Holmes, between his apartment in New York and house in Nantucket. From 1980 onwards he taught at the Curtis Institute, where his students included Daron Hagen and Jennifer Higdon. He wrote the large-scale song cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen (1997) to 36 texts by 24 writers, for the New York Festival of Song. It is considered by commentators and Rorem himself to be his magnum opus. Much of his later compositions were devoted to concertante and his final major work was the opera Our Town (2006). Read even more about Ned Rorem at Wikipedia

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The most expensive item with a signature of Ned Rorem (NED ROREM AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION INC 2 SIGNED LETTERS..RARE...) was sold in September 2011 for $249.99 while the cheapest item (NED ROREM, Composer, AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED POSTCARD In-Person MINT!) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2011 with an average selling price of $22.50 for an autographed item of Ned Rorem. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2011 with $249.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2015. In average, an autographed item from Ned Rorem is worth $20.00.

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In Life and Music, Ned Rorem Was Unwaveringly Himself (11/20/22): This composer, diarist and reluctant pioneer of gay liberation has died. A critic remembers visiting him in his twilight. Go to news article

Ned Rorem, Composer Known for Both His Music and His Diaries, Dies at 99 (11/18/22): A Pulitzer Prize winner, he wrote many orchestral works but was most celebrated for his vocal pieces. He was also well known for writing candidly about his life. Go to news article