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1944
Howard Hanson (1896-1981). Symphony no. 4, op. 34.
1945
Aaron Copland (1900-1990). Appalachian Spring.
1946
Leo Sowerby (1895-1968). The Canticle of the Sun.
1947
Charles Ives (1874-1954). Symphony no. 3.
1948
Walter Piston (1894-1976). Symphony no. 3
1949
Virgil Thomson (1896-1989). Louisiana Story. (Score for a documentary film.)
1950
Gian-Carlo Menotti (b. 1911). The Consul. (Opera.)
1951
Douglas Moore (1893-1969). Giants in the Earth. (Opera.)
1952
Gail Kubik (1914-1984). Symphony Concertante.
1953
Not awarded.
1954
Quincy Porter (1897-1966). Concerto Concertante for Two Pianos and Orchestra.
1955
Gian-Carlo Menotti (b. 1911). The Saint of Bleecker Street. (Opera in three acts.)
1956
Ernst Toch (1887-1964). Symphony no. 3.
1957
Norman Dello Joio (b. 1913). Meditations on Ecclesiastes.
1958
Samuel Barber (1910-1981). Vanessa. (Opera.)
1959
John La Montaine (b. 1920). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op. 9.
1960
Elliott Carter (b. 1908). Second String Quartet.
1961
Walter Piston (1894-1976). Symphony no. 7.
1962
Robert Ward (b. 1917). The Crucible. (Opera.)
1963
Samuel Barber (1910-1981). Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 38.
1964
Not awarded.
1965
Not awarded.
1966
Leslie Bassett (b. 1923). Variations for Orchestra.
1967
Leon Kirchner (b. 1919). Quartet no. 3 for strings and electronic tape.
1968
George Crumb (b. 1929). Echoes of Time and the River.
1969
Karel Husa (b. 1921). String Quartet no. 3.
1970
Charles Wuorinen (b. 1938). Time's Encomium.
1971
Mario Davidovsky (b. 1934). Synchronisms no. 6.
1972
Jacob Druckman (b. 1928). Windows.
1973
Elliott Carter (b. 1908). String quartet no. 3.
1974
Donald Martino (b. 1931). Notturno.
1975
Dominick Argento (b. 1927). From the Diary of Virginia Woolf.
1976
Ned Rorem (b. 1923). Air Music.
1977
Richard Wernick (b. 1934). Visions of Terror and Wonder.
1978
Michael Colgrass (b. 1932). Deja Vu for Percussion and Orchestra.
1979
Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943). Aftertones of Infinity.
1980
David Del Tredici (b. 1937). In Memory of a Summer Day.
1981
Not awarded.
1982
Roger Sessions (1896-1985). Concerto for Orchestra.
1983
Ellen Zwilich (b. 1939). Three Movements for Orchestra. (Symphony no. 1.)
1984
Bernard Rands (b. 1934). Canti del Sole.
1985
Stephen Albert (1941-1992). Symphony RiverRun.
1986
George Perle (b. 1915). Wind Quintet no. 4, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon.
1987
John Harbison (b. 1938). The Flight into Egypt.
1988
William Bolcom (b. 1938). 12 New Etudes for Piano.
1989
Roger Reynolds (b. 1934). Whispers Out of Time.
1990
Mel D. Powell (b. 1923). Duplicates: A Concerto.
1991
Shulamit Ran (b. 1947). Symphony.
1992
Wayne Peterson (b. 1927). The Face of the Night.
1993
Christopher Rouse (b. 1949). Trombone Concerto.
1994
Gunther Schuller (b. 1925). Of Reminiscences and Reflections.
1995
Morton Gould (1931-1996). Stringmusic.
1996
George Walker (b. 1922). Lilacs for soprano and orchestra.
1997
Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961). Blood on the Fields. Oratorio.
1998
Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960), String Quartet No. 2, Musica Instrumentalis
1999
Melinda Wagner, Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion
2000
Lewis Spratlan, Life Is a Dream, Opera in Three Acts: Act II, Concert Version
2001
John Corigliano, Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra
2002
Henry Brant, Ice Field (orchestra)
2003
John Adams, On the Transmigration of Souls (orchestra, chorus, tape)
2004
Paul Moravec, Tempest Fantasy (clarinet, violin, cello, piano)
2005
Steven Stucky , Second Concerto for Orchestra
2006
Yehudi Wyner, Piano Concerto: "Chiavi in Mano"
Finalists: "Neruda Songs" by Peter Lieberson; "Si Ji" ("Four Seasons") by Chen Yi.
2007
Ornette Coleman, Sound Grammar(CD)
Finalists: "Grendel" (opera) by Elliot Goldenthal; "Astral Canticle" (for orchestra) by Augusta Read Thomas