abstract:The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. Joseph Pulitzer did not call for such a prize in his will, but had arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded each year.
In 2008, the PulitzerPrizejuryawardedhima special citation "forhisprofoundimpactonpopularmusicandAmericanculture, marked by lyrical compositions ofextraordinarypoeticpower."