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Walter Piston



Piston, Walter (1894–1976), U.S. neoclassical composer, professor of music at Harvard (1926–60). His austere but dynamic music incorporates complex rhythms and harmonics in traditional forms. His Symphony No. 7 (1961) won a Pulitzer Prize.



See also: Counterpoint.

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