Kennedy Center Friedheim Award

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The Kennedy Center Friedheim Award was a prestigious American composition prize recognizing outstanding orchestral works by contemporary composers.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct award
music composition award
orchestral composition prize
awardedIn United States NERFINISHED
awardFor contemporary orchestral compositions
outstanding orchestral works
category composition competition
music award
country United States
dissolved 1995
field contemporary classical music
orchestral music
frequency annual
genre classical music
hasPart first prize
honorable mention
second prize
third prize
inception 1978
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Arthur Friedheim NERFINISHED
notableFor prestigious American composition prize
organizer John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
participant contemporary composers
presentedBy John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
reasonForEnd funding difficulties
scope international
selectionMethod jury selection
sponsor Friedheim family
Kennedy Center Trustees

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
John Harbison
awardReceived

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