Zwilich was born in 1939 in Miami, Florida. She attended Florida State University and Juilliard, studying composition with Roger Sessions and Elliott Carter. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in music which she did in 1983 for Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony no. 1). 1. Florida State University: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich - Includes a photograph and a biography. 2. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich - Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies entry comments on her life and works. Includes discography, works list, further information, and contact address. 3. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich - Provides a photograph, a biography and a link to information about "Symphony no. 1." 4. Ellen Zwilich - Includes a photograph, a biography and a list of works. 5. Ellen Zwilich: "Millennium Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra" - A review by Jennifer Osborn.

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