Robert Moevs

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Robert Walter Moevs (December 2, 1920 – December 10, 2007) was an American composer of contemporary classical music known for his very chromatic style. He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and served as a pilot in the Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he earned a degree at Harvard University. Moevs studied with Walter Piston and Nadia Boulanger and later taught at Harvard and Rutgers. He won the Rome Prize in 1952 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1962. In 1978, his Concerto Grosso won the Stockhausen International Prize in Composition. His music was performed by major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Symphony of the Air. Rutgers University’s music library holds his papers, including unpublished scores and recordings. He died in Hillsborough, New Jersey.