Ned Rorem was an American composer and diarist has died at the age of 99. Following the news of Ned Rorem’s death, tributes began pouring in online for the composer, with fans offering condolences to friends and family. One user said “Melancholy news: the composer Ned Rorem – who wrote prolifically for the voice and whose several operas include the modest masterpiece Our Town, a setting of Thornton Wilder – died today at home in New York, aged 99.” Another said “The great art song composer Ned Rorem has died. He was also, as his friend Gloria Vanderbilt said, like her a conscious professional beauty, with the attendant blessings and burdens. I made it into one of his late diaries, damningly immortalized with the epithet “chatty.” While another said Ever grateful to have studied with Ned Rorem when I was a student at @CurtisInstitute. He was an incredible composer and teacher—just to be around him was to learn about life and artistry. Here is a picture from Nantucket four years ago. Rest In Peace, Mr. Rorem.”
What was Ned Rorem’s Net Worth?
Ned Rorem Net Worth | $1 Million USD |
Ned Rorem was an American composer and diarist. He was born on October 23, 1923, in Richmond, IN, he was 99 years old at the time of his death. He is a prolific Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning musician. He also contributed to the score for the Al Pacino-starring film “Panic in Needle Park.” Rorem once wrote, “If Russia had Stalin and Germany had Hitler, France still has Pierre Boulez.” He had a basic motto for songwriting: “Write gracefully for the voice — that is, make the voice line as seen on paper have the arched flow which singers like to interpret.” He went on to study at the American Conservatory of Music in Hammond. Rorem’s essays on music appear in anthologies titled “Music from the Inside Out,” “Music and People,” and “Setting the Tone.”
The estimated Net Worth of Ned Rorem is around $1 Million USD.
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