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Caroline Shaw was the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer prize in 2013 at the age of 30! Her winning composition is titled:

Partita for 8 Voices (click the link to listen, Ms. Shaw is one of the performers)

She is from North Carolina, and like many other composers, including Beethoven, her first teacher was a parent (Mother). She began playing the violin at two years old and composed her first music at ten!

Interesting fact: Kanye West has used her music on one of his albums.

Here are some more examples (they are really interesting):

String Quartet

Music in Common Time (very beautiful music)

Its Motion Keeps (music for children's choir)



Caroline Shaw's Classical Music Fan Fiction | Seattle Weekly

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  1. Christina S.April 26, 2020 at 5:09 PM

    Mr. Montague, I liked Caroline Shaw's music because in Partita for 8 Voices they used their voices as different sounds and instruments. I think all of her music is very, very, very cool!!!! ~ Christina

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  2. UnknownMay 1, 2020 at 8:53 AM

    the song was grat!!!!!!!

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  3. UnknownMay 8, 2020 at 9:21 AM

    I like it

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    1. UnknownMay 8, 2020 at 9:22 AM

      cool from kate

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    2. UnknownOctober 26, 2021 at 4:28 PM

      I LIKE THIS COMPOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. HMKOctober 28, 2021 at 4:32 PM

    I can't believe that she started playing the violin at age 2!
    I love her music. It's so exiting. - Indira

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  5. Henry HyltonOctober 31, 2021 at 6:17 AM

    The music made me feel happy and excited. I am amazed she started at age 2.

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  6. IreOctober 31, 2021 at 12:03 PM

    I love the music 🎼 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎺🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎺🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎺🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎤🎧

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  7. IreOctober 31, 2021 at 12:03 PM

    Best music ever

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  8. IreOctober 31, 2021 at 12:08 PM

    HOW DID SHE PLAY THE VIOLIN 🎻 AT THE AGE 2- ire

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  9. Anslee ShainNovember 2, 2021 at 2:22 PM

    I love the music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. Graeme WhighamOctober 3, 2022 at 5:39 PM

    I like this music! I really like the violin.from graeme w

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  11. jason.montague@woodward.eduOctober 4, 2022 at 5:57 AM

    Wonderful. Her music is very unique!

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  12. Marcus WebbOctober 9, 2022 at 12:59 PM

    I listened to Partita of 8 Voices, I was surprised because I thought they would be using violins. "AAHHHahhhhhhahhhha". ~Marcus Webb

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  13. DeannaOctober 9, 2022 at 4:33 PM

    I like the one with only voices. Sophia B.

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  14. SabenaOctober 9, 2022 at 5:05 PM

    Caroline Shaw is the BEST musician EVER!!!!!!!

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  15. Micah HOctober 10, 2022 at 2:44 PM

    I love the ( music in common time) because it's soft and it start's out soft and get's louder and louder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  16. Zoe M.October 11, 2022 at 3:32 PM

    I like the music.

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  17. jason.montague@woodward.eduOctober 11, 2022 at 4:32 PM

    Which selection did you enjoy most?

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  18. AnonymousOctober 11, 2022 at 4:39 PM

    Her music is so good thank you for sharing that with us.this is Lucy M.

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  19. jason.montague@woodward.eduOctober 12, 2022 at 5:45 AM

    Which composition was your favorite?

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  20. Mila SimpsonOctober 18, 2022 at 4:21 AM

    This sounds like Frozen

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  21. Mackenzie SimpsonOctober 18, 2022 at 4:28 AM

    This reminds me of Disney on Ice

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