Toch, Ernst, tawk, ehrnst (1887-1964), an Austrian-born composer, won the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for music for his Symphony No. 3 (1955). Toch generally composed in a neoclassical style, though he sometimes wrote in a modern dissonant form. Dissonant music features harsh or unusual harmonies. Toch wrote seven symphonies and other orchestral works. However, he is better known for his chamber music, such as his String Quartet No. 9 (1920). Toch also composed music for voice, works for piano, and more than 30 scores for motion pictures, radio, and the theater.