Piston, Walter
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Saturday, January 20, 1894 in Rockland, Maine (USA)
Died: Friday, November 12, 1976 in Belmont, Massachusetts (USA)
Nation of Origin: United States
Major Works:
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 7
Piston is also recognized for his excellent text on tonal harmony.
Other Information:
Piston won two Pulitzer prizes for his Symphony No. 3 (in 1948) and Symphony No. 7 (in 1961).
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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