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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)

Also a 2022 Grammy Award winner: Narrow Sea

She is from North Carolina and like many other composers, including Mozart and 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: Many popular musicians quote her music in their own works.

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)

Microfictions






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  1. 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. I LIKE THIS COMPOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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  5. I love the music ๐ŸŽผ ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽง

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  6. HOW DID SHE PLAY THE VIOLIN ๐ŸŽป AT THE AGE 2- ire

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  7. I love the music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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  9. 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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  10. I like the one with only voices. Sophia B.

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

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

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  14. This reminds me of Disney on Ice

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  15. And The Swallow made me calm.

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  16. I like the music. I want to hear him sing it in real life!

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  17. That was Shhauriachandra

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  18. i have herd this before jeffrey U

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  19. I like the kids choir, it sound so peaceful.

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  20. I love it Sophia

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  21. From Ivy Grier
    Dear Caroline Shaw,
    I learned that you started playing the piano at 2 old and composed a symphony at age of 10. The 8 voices song was funny๐Ÿ˜‚

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  22. I love the music ๐ŸŽถ

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  23. The music is great ๐Ÿ‘ Sophia

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  24. I liked how she sang along with her own music.

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  25. I like the Narrow Sea and I would use it in the start of a movie

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  26. Wow that is really good is really good music!

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  27. I really like the music!๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ

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  28. That was Shhauriachandra

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  29. Wow! That was really good melody. So talented and so young!

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  30. Wow this is amazing!

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  31. Wow! The Partita for 8 voices was majestic. I feel like she made the voices sound like instruments. How did she do that? Teddy 2nd Jarrell

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  32. The music was so beautiful I loved it so much Sydney room 205

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  33. from Francie fellingham I love her music.It's very amasing!

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  34. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HER MUSIC IS LIKE JACKSON 205

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  35. YOUR MUSIC SOUNDS AMAZING JACKSON-205

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  36. IT HAS TO BE GREATN JACKSON-205

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  37. I love her music, the 8 voices was really cool

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  38. Kai-I liked all of the music!

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  39. It sounds like do do do do do do do do do do do do do๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ. Holly

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  40. I like the beats on the first one and how they were playing it

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  41. The music is cool.

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  42. I really liked that she started playing her violin at age two!!! Lyra 205

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  43. I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ClaireWeissglass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  44. I like 8 voices to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ClaireWeissglass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  45. I love Caroline Shaws music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ClaireWeissglass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  46. from khalil room 203 the music was cool

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  47. it was long and werd I didn't ondr stand it James Ms tod

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  48. It was fun listening to the Partita of 8. - Samaira

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  49. Very nice sound. Harper Ray

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  50. Catherine S. (Ms. Gordon’s class)September 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM

    Her ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ is loud but beautiful ๐Ÿ˜

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  51. This is a great composter. My favorite one is Music in Common Time. - Ms. Todd/Mr. Madura

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  52. I really like the music (: (:

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  53. i love calline shaw it made me sing and dance❤️❤️๐Ÿฅฐ

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  54. I like the narrow sea song

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  55. I love the meeting it was so cool to learn about her๐Ÿ˜„:).

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  56. it was ynique and calm the violin was the best part.

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  57. it was beautiful when they played the violin - Kingsley Mrs. Todd

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  58. And the swallow was good I dance to it.❤️❤️❤️

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  59. I like the music I like the violin Kingsley Todd

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  60. Music in Common Time was “peaceful and ancient” - Charlie B, Bennett, 2

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  61. The Parita for 8 voices or whatever that’s called sounded beautiful❤️

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  62. I ❤️ her ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽผ it is so ๐Ÿคฉ

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  63. Her music is so good๐Ÿ˜

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  64. I listened to “limestone & felt” it was very beautiful and it sounds like I hear a violin

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  65. I liked all the different instruments she used in Narrow Sea.

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  66. I love the music!

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  67. this is so good

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  68. It sounds Soothing and peaceful -Charlie B, Bennett, 2nd

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  69. Virginia H - Ms ToddOctober 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM

    I liked the strings!

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  70. I loved the Motion Keeps (music for children's choir) I was soooooooooooooooo good

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  71. I’m really interested in this clapping music!

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  72. The 18 musicians is a wonderful piece of music ๐Ÿฅน

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  73. Brixton.I like music in common time because it’s calming.

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  74. My name is Gabriella and I am in Mr. Boone s class I love the music it is so calming

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  75. Also I like the music where they only used wood

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