John La Montaine

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Born: 1920, Oak Park, Illinois (USA)
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[details ←] Sonata for Flute Flute,
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[details ←] Songs of the Rose of Sharon. Piano, Vocal,
[details ←] Child’s Picture Book
[details ←] 6 Dance Preludes
[details ←] Songs of the Rose of Sharon. Study score Percussion, Trombone,
[details ←] Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Piano, Vocal,

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Biography

He studied compostion at the Eastman School of Music with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson then he studied at Julliard. He was a touring perfoming pianist and played with the NBC symphony with Arturo Toscanini. He then went to France and studied with Nadia Boulanger. He was a full time composer until his late 30’s when he went into stock brokering. He was about to quit composing when in 1959 he won a pulitzer prize for his piano concerto opus 9. Since then he has recieved enough commisions to compose full time.

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