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Walter Mourant

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Biography

Walter Mourant (b. 1911 - d. 1995) attended the Eastman School of Music from 1931-1936, where he received his Bachelor's and Master's in Music. His first orchestra work was performed in 1932 and published by Carl Fischer. He attended the Juilliard School of Music from 1937-1938. Various assignments while working at CBS and NBC included writing a 'March of Time' theme for the March of Time program, a theme for Westinghouse program, orchestrating the Robert Montgomery Show at NBC, and arranging for the Raymond Scott orchestra at CBS.

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    • ACE Publications

    27 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Walter Mourant APOSTROPHE hp
    Walter Mourant ARIA FOR ORCHESTRA(HARPER'S FERRY, W VA.) orch:pic-2-1-ehn-2-bcl-1-cbsn,4-3-3-1,timp,perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant BLUE HORIZONS hp,str
    Walter Mourant CONCERTINO FOR CLARINET & SMALL ORCHESTRA orch:2-2-2-2, 2-2-0-0,2perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant EL GAUCHO orch:pic-2-2-2,4-3-3-1,timp,perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant FANTASIA orch:2-2-2-2,4-3-3-1,timp,2perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant FIVE INHIBITIONS orch:3/pic-2-2-2,4-3-3-1,timp,3perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant FLEA DANCE orch:2-2-2-2,4-3-3-0,hp,2perc,str
    Walter Mourant FOUR GARDEN SCENES cham orch:2-1-2-2,2hn,perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant GO WHERE THE WATER GLIDETH GENTLY EVER med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant LOVE,LOVE,LOVE sop,hp
    Walter Mourant OH, IF THOU WILT NOT GIVE THINE HEART med voice,hp
    Walter Mourant OH! SAY NOT WOMAN'S HEART IS BOUGHT sop,hp
    Walter Mourant OH, WHEN I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU med voice,hp
    Walter Mourant PRELUDE & RONDO
    cl, hp, strings
    Walter Mourant PRIMROSE, THE sop,hp
    Walter Mourant REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST ob,hp,str
    Walter Mourant SONG OF THE CARIBBEAN orch:2-2-2-2,4-3-3-1, timp,2perc,hp,cel,str
    Walter Mourant SPIRITUAL orch:2/pic-2-2-2,4-3-3-1,timp,2perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant SUITE FOR HARP ('A DAY IN THE COUNTRY') hp
    Walter Mourant SUITE FOR HARP(LIRICO E RITMICO) hp
    Walter Mourant SUITE: FROM THE NURSERY hp
    Walter Mourant THREE DANCES orch:3/pic-2-2-2,4-3-3-1,hp,timp,3perc,str
    Walter Mourant THREE LOVE SONGS sop,hp
    Walter Mourant TWO SONGS voice,hp

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