Paderewski Prize (original) (raw)

The Paderewski Prize for American Composers (aka Paderewski Fund for the Encouragement of American Composers) was a prize awarded to American composers every three years from 1901 to 1948. The prizes were sums of money ($1000 for a symphonic work, 500orchorusandchamber)offeredbytheTrusteesofthePaderewskiFundforAmericancomposersof(i)thebestsymphonicmusicand(ii)thebestchambermusic.Forreference,500 or chorus and chamber) offered by the Trustees of the Paderewski Fund for American composers of (i) the best symphonic music and (ii) the best chamber music. For reference, 500orchorusandchamber)offeredbytheTrusteesofthePaderewskiFundforAmericancomposersof(i)thebestsymphonicmusicand(ii)thebestchambermusic.Forreference,1000 in 1920 would be worth about $12,331 in 2014, assuming an annual inflation rate of 2.71%. The prestige of the prize far outweighed the cash benefit. In most cases, the publicity from the prizes led to assurances of international performances.