(1923-1998). In his early years he played jazz piano with the Benny Goodman and Glen Miller bands. He studied composition with Paul Hindemith at Yale. One of the founders of the California Institute of the Arts, he was the first dean of the music division. Among his many awards is the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra.
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- Mel Powell Filmography at IMDb also includes his marriage to actress Martha Scott.
- Mel Powell Photograph, biography, works list, selected discography and news.
- Mel Powell Musicalics entry with summaries of life and music includihg major prizes and honors and work with Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.
- The meeting@livingroom.org mailing list: Mel Powell This is a tribute to the composer by harpist Susie Allen.
- The meeting@livingroom.org mailing list: Mel Powell Article by Zona Hostetler, mother of one of Powell's students who died young, describing some incidents in the 75 year old composer's last days.