Biography of Walter Piston (1894-1976)

20.01.1894
Born in Rockland as descendant of Italian immigrants named "Pistone"
1904
The family moves to Boston
During World War I saxophon player of the navy band at MIT
1924
Graduates summa cum laude at Harvard and fellowship for two years of composition studies with Dukas in Paris, privately also taking lessons from Boulanger
1926
Member of faculty at Harvard
1933
Publication of the book "Principles of Harmonic Analysis"
09.12.1942
Premiere of the Quintett for flute and string quartet, performed in New York by Ruth Freeman and the Budapest String Quartet
1944
Publication of second book: "Harmony"
1947
Publication of third book: "Counterpoint"
1948
Pulitzer Prize
1951
Walter W. Naumburg Professor for music at Harvard
1955
Publication of the fourth book: "Orchestration"
1960
Retirement from Harvard
1961
Pulitzer Prize
12.11.1976
Dies in Belmont, Massachusetts

CDs with/from Walter Piston

James Buswell, Anthony Gault, Judith Glyde, Michael Gurt, Dimity Hall, Randolph Kelly, Theodore Kuchar, Ian Munro, Carol Ou, Olga Shylayeva, Michele Walsh
Walter Piston - Chamber Music (1999)
1999 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
jpc
Naxos
    Quintet for Flute and String Quartet (1942):
  1. Allegro moderato grazioso (04:53:00)
  2. Andantino con espression (06:13:00)
  3. Vivace e leggero (02:17:00)
  4. Allegro non troppo (04:19:00)
    5. String Sextet (1964):
  5. Adagio espressivo (10:39:00)
  6. Leggerissimo e vivace assai (03:19:00)
  7. Energico (04:01:00)
    8. Piano Quartet (1964):
  8. Leggero e scorrevole (06:00:00)
  9. Adagio sostenuto (05:17:00)
  10. Allegro vivo (02:55:00)
    11. Piano Quintet (1949):
  11. Allegro moderato (06:23:00)
  12. Adagio (07:35:00)
  13. Allegro vivo (05:13:00)

Literature von/über Walter Piston

Last edit 02.05.2020