For distinguished musical composition in the larger forms of chamber, orchestral or choral music, or for an operatic work (including ballet), performed or published during the year by a composer of established residence in the United States, Five hundred dollars ($500).
Symphony No. 7 , by Walter Piston
First performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra on February 10, 1961, and commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association.
The Jury
The Jury
Paul Henry Lang
Columbia University
Robert Ward*
Composer, Nyack, New York
Winners in Music
Elliott Carter
First performed at the Juilliard School of Music, March 25, 1960.
John LaMontaine
First performed in Washington, D.C. by the National Symphony Orchestra on November 25, 1958.
Samuel Barber
An opera in four acts, libretto by Gian-Carlo Menotti. First presented January 15,1958, at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Norman Dello Joio
First performed at the Juilliard School of Music on April 20, 1956.
1961 Prize Winners
No author named
A distinguished example of American book publishing.
Carey Orr
For "The Kindly Tiger," published on October 8, 1960.