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.

  • featured soloist
  • ACE Publications

    190 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Walter Mourant 76 SPECIAL band:pic-1-1-ehn-3Bbcl-Ebcl-alcl- bcl-cbcl-4sax(aatb)-1,2-3-3-euph,barhn-1,2perc
    Walter Mourant AIR pf
    Walter Mourant AIR FOR BAND band:2pic-6-2-ehn-12-4alcl-2bcl-cbcl- 4sax(aatb)-2,3cor,euph,4-4-6-5,timp,perc
    Walter Mourant AN EVENING FALLS voice,pf
    Walter Mourant ANSWER pf
    Walter Mourant ANTHONY O'DALY voice, piano
    Walter Mourant ANTIPHON FOR EASTER b solo,children's choir,satb,pf
    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 ARMIES IN THE FIRE voice, pf
    Walter Mourant ARPEGGIO med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant AT THE SEA-SIDE med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant AUNTIE'S SKIRTS voice,pf
    Walter Mourant BARBARIANS voice,pf
    Walter Mourant BED IN SUMMER med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant BESSIE BOBTAIL alt,pf
    Walter Mourant BIRD SINGS NOW med vc,pf
    Walter Mourant BLESS THOU THE LORD, O MY SOUL satb,pf
    Walter Mourant BLOCK CITY med voice,pf
    Walter Mourant BLUE HAZE cl, strings
    Walter Mourant BLUE HORIZONS hp,str
    Walter Mourant BREAKFAST TIME medium voice, piano
    Walter Mourant BUDS voice,pf
    Walter Mourant BURLESCA cl, pf
    Walter Mourant BURLETTA cl,str qrt

    Additional Works