Ned Rorem, Prize-Winning Composer and Writer, Dies at 99

Ned Rorem, Prize-Winning Composer and Writer, Dies at 99
American composer Ned Rorem appears at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia after a dress rehearsal for his "Evidence of Things Not Seen" on Oct. 23, 2003. Jessica Griffin/AP Photo, File
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NEW YORK—Ned Rorem, the prolific Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning musician known for his vast output of compositions and for his barbed and sometimes scandalous prose, died Friday at 99.

The news was confirmed by a publicist for his longtime music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, who said he died of natural causes at his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.