Karel Husa, a Czech-born American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1969 and the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 1993, died on Dec. 14 at his home in Apex, N.C. He was 95.

His death was announced by Cornell University, where he taught composition and conducting for 38 years.

Mr. Husa created works in most of the standard concert-music forms apart from opera, including two symphonies, several concertos, four string quartets and three ballets.

Among his works for concert band are two compositions that have become staples, “Music for Prague 1968” (1969) and “Apotheosis of This Earth” (1970).