Piston, Walter 1894-1976

Overview

Works:	869 works in 2,521 publications in 7 languages and 31,565 library holdings
Genres:	Manuscripts Symphonies Music Art music Chamber music Scores Parts (Music) History Classical music radio programs Sonatas
Roles:	Author, Composer, Instrumentalist, Performer, Interviewee, Arranger, Conductor, Contributor, Compiler
Classifications:	MT50, 781.3

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( )
Pine tree fantasy : for orchestra by Walter Piston( )
Quintet for flute and string quartet (1942) 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

Harmony by Walter Piston( Book )

127 editions published between 1941 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 3,600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Piston's Harmony teaches by demonstrating snapshots of particular harmonic practices from more or less standard classical pieces. These illustrations are then combined with variations on figured bass or melody harmonization exercises

Orchestration by Walter Piston( Book )

45 editions published between 1955 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Counterpoint by Walter Piston( Book )

43 editions published between 1947 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,645 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 782 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 504 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 Walter Piston( )

8 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 438 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

String quartet no. 3 by Walter Piston( )

23 editions published between 1947 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 387 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 371 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

Sonata for flute and piano by Walter Piston( )

20 editions published in 1933 in 3 languages and held by 345 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 329 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

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