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Walter Piston
American composer (1894-1976) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 82
Walter Hamor Piston, Jr., was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University.
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1976Died12 November 19761961Pulitzer Prize for MusicAward1948Pulitzer Prize for MusicAward1935Guggenheim FellowshipAward1894Born20 January 1894
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Lived 1894 to 1976 · aged 82
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