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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    190 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Walter Mourant FALSE THOUGH SHE BE med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant FANTASY vla,pf
    Walter Mourant FANTASY FOR STRINGS('Waltzing Mannequins') str orch
    Walter Mourant FANTASIA orch:2-2-2-2,4-3-3-1,timp,2perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant FAREWELL TO THE FARM voice,pf
    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 FLOWERS, THE med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant FOREIGN LANDS med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant FOUR GARDEN SCENES cham orch:2-1-2-2,2hn,perc,hp,str
    Walter Mourant GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME, THE voice,pf
    Walter Mourant GO WHERE THE WATER GLIDETH GENTLY EVER med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant GOAT PATHS, THE med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant GOD OF ABRAHAM PRAISE, THE satb,band: pic-1-1-ehn-44sax-6-1,4-3cor-euph-0-3-barhn-1,perc(or satb,pf)
    Walter Mourant GOOD AND BAD CHILDREN voice,pf
    Walter Mourant GOOD NIGHT med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant HALLOWE'EN DANCE fl, ob, cl, bsn
    woodwind quartet
    Walter Mourant HAYLOFT, THE med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant HOUR COMETH, THE low voice, pf
    Walter Mourant IDYL fl,str
    Walter Mourant INDIAN SERENADE, THE voice,pf
    Walter Mourant INVOCATION OF INNER GRACE pf
    Walter Mourant ISLAND IN THE SKY
    Walter Mourant JAPANESE FAN med voice,pf or hp
    Walter Mourant KATTY GOLLAGHER med voice,pf

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