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Walter Piston

1894 - 1976

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Walter Hamor Piston, Jr. (January 20, 1894 – November 12, 1976), was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Piston is the 1,082nd most popular composer (down from 969th in 2019), the 6,388th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,772nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Walter Piston ranks 1,082 out of 1,451. Before him are Hans Huber, Ferde Grofé, Annibale Padovano, Petr Eben, František Škroup, and Arturo Márquez. After him are John Ottman, Hugo Distler, Tristan Murail, Paul Taffanel, Philippe Verdelot, and Henri Pousseur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Walter Piston ranks 182. Before him are Florbela Espanca, Henryk Sławik, Krešimir Baranović, Vladimir Triandafillov, Heikki Liimatainen, and James Anderson. After him are Tiny Sandford, Semyon Bogdanov, Bertha Lutz, Nita Naldi, Surya Sen, and Georges Carpentier. Among people deceased in 1976, Walter Piston ranks 171. Before him are Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Veikko Huhtanen, Hamit Kaplan, Lily Pons, and Edith Evans. After him are Percy Faith, Mark Tobey, Carlos Fonseca, Alfred Landé, Bertha Lutz, and Nikoloz Muskhelishvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Piston ranks 6,389 out of 20,380. Before him are Francis George (1937), Judith Light (1949), Jane Greer (1924), E. B. White (1899), Wes Unseld (1946), and Julia Quinn (1970). After him are Daniel Quillen (1940), John Ottman (1964), Richard Lewontin (1929), William Beaumont (1785), Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926), and Levon Helm (1940).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Walter Piston ranks 61. Before him are Roger Sessions (1896), William Christie (1944), Kevin MacLeod (1972), Frederic Rzewski (1938), Joseph Lamb (1887), and Ferde Grofé (1892). After him are John Ottman (1964), Peter H. Gilmore (1958), Harry Partch (1901), W. C. Handy (1873), Alf Clausen (1941), and John Corigliano (1938).

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