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Aaron Jay Kernis

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Also known as Kernis, Aaron kernis, A. j. kernis, A j kernis, Aaron Kernis

American composer and professor of music composition

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Two Songs : Love and Spirit
  • String Quartet No. 2 (musica Instrumentalis)
  • Trio in Red
  • Aaron Jay Kernis - Air
  • Simple songs

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1960-01-15

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,252
Total plays
28,994

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Aaron Jay Kernis (born January 15, 1960) is one of the most highly-honored contemporary composers. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Manhattan School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory, and Yale University (under John Adams, Jacob Druckman, Morton Subotnick, and Charles Wuorinen). Notable works include the New Era Dance, his second string quartet musica instrumentalis (which won the 1998 Pulitzer prize), Colored Field for English horn and orchestra (winner of th

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