Piston, Walter 1894-1976

Overview

Works:	834 works in 2,532 publications in 9 languages and 31,708 library holdings
Genres:	Manuscripts Music Live sound recordings Musical settings Symphonies Art music Chamber music Scores Sonatas Parts (Music)
Roles:	Author, Composer, Instrumentalist, Performer, Interviewee, Conductor, Arranger, Contributor, Compiler
Classifications:	M1001, 785

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Walter Piston

Walter Piston by Howard Pollack( Book )
Harvard composers : Walter Piston and his students, from Elliott Carter to Frederic Rzewski by Howard Pollack( Book )
Symphony no. 2, 1943 by Walter Piston( )
Symphony no. 5 by Walter Piston( )
Symphony no. 6 by Walter Piston( )

Quintet for wind instruments, 1956 by Walter Piston( )
Symphony no. 7 (1960) by Walter Piston( )
Lincoln Center festival overture : (1962) by Walter Piston( )
Three New England sketches : (1959) by Walter Piston( )
String quartet, no. 5. 1962 by Walter Piston( )
Serenata for orchestra (1956) by Walter Piston( )
Quintet for flute and string quartet (1942) by Walter Piston( )
Pine tree fantasy : for orchestra by Walter Piston( )
Concerto for orchestra by Walter Piston( )
Quintet for flute and string quartet by Walter Piston( )
Prelude and fugue for orchestra by Walter Piston( )
A comparative study of contemporary musical theories in selected writings of Piston, Krenek, and Hindemith by Matthew Joseph Colucci( )
Walter Piston by Inc Broadcast Music( Book )
The incredible flutist : ballet suite by Walter Piston( Recording )
Symphony no. 4 by Walter Piston( )

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Most widely held works by Walter Piston

Orchestration by Walter Piston( Book )

54 editions published between 1955 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 1,699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Counterpoint by Walter Piston( Book )

63 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A classic book that teaches the fundamental and more advanced aspects of counterpoint with illustrations from famous works

The incredible flutist by Walter Piston( Recording )

31 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 781 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony No.6 / The Incredible Flutist: Suite from the ballet / Three New England Sketches for orchestra: Seaside; Summer Evening; Mountains

Violin concertos nos. 1 and 2 ; Fantasia for violin and orchestra by Walter Piston( )

9 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Principles of harmonic analysis by Walter Piston( Book )

7 editions published between 1933 and 1960 in English and French and held by 492 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Suite from the ballet The incredible flutist by Walter Piston( )

33 editions published between 1938 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 479 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 4 by Walter Piston( )

14 editions published between 1950 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 6 by Walter Piston( Recording )

32 editions published between 1957 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 440 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chamber music by Bohuslav Martinů( )

8 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A discussion demonstration of the development of chamber music

String quartet no. 3 by Walter Piston( )

24 editions published between 1947 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 1 ; Violin concerto no. 2 ; The enormous room : fantasia for orchestra by David Diamond( )

4 editions published in 2003 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphonies nos. 2 and 6 by Walter Piston( )

8 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sonata for flute and piano by Walter Piston( )

21 editions published in 1933 in 3 languages and held by 346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

String quartet no. 4 by Walter Piston( )

24 editions published between 1951 and 1970 in 4 languages and held by 340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 2 ; Sinfonietta ; Symphony no. 6 by Walter Piston( Recording )

2 editions published in 1990 and held by 332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Symphony no. 5 by Walter Piston( Recording )

12 editions published between 1965 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Concertino for pianoforte and chamber orchestra by Walter Piston( )

24 editions published between 1937 and 1939 in 3 languages and held by 313 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

String quartet no. 1 by Walter Piston( )

31 editions published between 1934 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three pieces for flute, clarinet, and bassoon : (1926) by Walter Piston( )

15 editions published between 1933 and 1961 in 3 languages and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Quintet for wind instruments, 1956 by Walter Piston( )

18 editions published between 1956 and 1957 in 3 languages and held by 197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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