music is well written for the instrument, is challenging to play and enjoyable to rehearse. He is the listener's composer since the music is always interesting, and has a familiarity of melody and tonality that even the untrained ear can enjoy." A testament to the universality of his music is that when Bozza died at midnight on 28 September 1991, his woodwind quintet Scherzo was being played on Belgian Radio at the request of a listener. Bozza remains frequently played and recorded today (Naxos Music Library lists 126 albums with recordings of his works and a YouTube search for Bozza yields thousands of videos). However, for whatever reason, very little has been written about his life, especially the earlier years. Reference works such as the Grove Music Dictionary have very short entries or sometimes no entries at all. Most modern writing about his past cites a single dissertation, published in 1978, by Denise Rogers Rowen about his bassoon music. Awards and honors Premiers Prix du Conservatoire de Paris 1924: Premier Prix for violin 1930: Premier Prix for conducting 1934: Premier Prix for composition Other awards 1934: Grand Prix de Rome for composition Honours 1956: Chevalier de la Lègion d'Honneur Officer des Palmes Academiques Chevalier de la Couronne de Belgique Officer du Mérite Nationale Chevalier de la Couronne de Italie Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Letters Officer de l'Ordre du Nichaire-Iftukhar Médaille d'Argent de la Ville de Paris Grand Croix du Mèrit Musical Médaille de Vermeil Arts-Sciences-Lettres Médaille de la Ville de Valenciennes Further reading and listening Bibliography Campbell, Carey Lynn. "A Study of Three Works Performed on a Graduate Horn Recital." Thesis, University of Texas at El Paso, 2001. Chung, Ke-Hsing Kaye. "Solos de Concours for Flute at the Paris Conservatory: Two Decades-1900s and 1940s." PhD diss., University of Maryland, 2004. Cross, John David. "Mass Without Words: Eugene Bozza's Messe solennelle de Sainte Cecile for Brass, Organ, Timpani and Harp." PhD diss., California State University, Long Beach, 2011. Dovel, Jason. "The Influence of Jazz on the Solo Trumpet Compositions of Eugène Bozza." PhD diss., University of North Texas, 2007. Entzi, John. "The Trumpet Solos of Eugène Bozza." PhD diss., University of South Carolina, 1998. Faas, Jason. "A Study of Compositional Technique and Influence in Three Bass Trombone Pieces by Eug̀ene Bozza." PhD diss., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007. Hale, Ted. "The Influence of Selected Stylistic Elements of Jazz on