Walter Mourant

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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    5 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Walter Mourant BLUE HAZE cl, strings
    Walter Mourant ELM STREET, FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS EHn, strings
    Walter Mourant MARBLE FAUN ob,str
    Walter Mourant PIED PIPER clarinet and strings clarinet solo, celesta, strings, or string orchestra
    Walter Mourant REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST ob,hp,str

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