Directory of Piston, Walter Hamor, Jr. Resources

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American composer Walter Piston (1894-1976) was born in Maine but grew up and was educated in Boston. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. His most known composition is The Incredible Flutist. Piston wrote only two known vocal pieces; all the others were strictly instrumental.

Resources in This Category

• Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Piston

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/piston.html
  Biography, select works.

• Walter Piston

  http://www.pbs.org/sleighride/Biography/Walter_Piston.htm
  PBS article includes biography, quotes from Leroy Anderson and Leonard Bernstein, compliments on his teaching ability, and mention of his textbooks.

• Walter Piston

  http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/short-bio/Walter-Piston
  Biography, key works, selected discography, links.

• Walter Piston

  http://musicalics.com/en/node/81063
  Music overview, life, and links from Musicalics.

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