*Partita for 8 Voices (pulitzer prize)

Partita for 8 Voices (pulitzer prize)

Partita for 8 Voices is an a cappella composition by the American composer Caroline Shaw. It was composed from 2009 through 2012 for the vocal group Roomful of Teeth and was released on their Grammy Award-winning debut album October 30, 2012.^[1][2][3] The piece was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music on April 15, 2013, making Shaw the youngest recipient of the award.^[4][5][6][7] The work, however, was not premiered in full until November 4, 2013, at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City.^[8]