Pis’ton

Walter, b. Rock land, Me., Jan. 20, 1894; composer; studied at art school, then vin. and piano privately; theory at Harvard Univ., later in Paris with Nadia Boulanger; showed radical tendencies in harmony but strongly logical sense of structure in his works; c. (orch.) (Boston Symph., 1928); Orch. Suite (Phila. Orch., 1932); Symphonic poem; (chamber music) string quartet; 3 pieces for flute, clar. and ba oon, etc.; mem. of mus. faculty, Harvard at Met. Op., 1929); “Orseolo” (Florence Fest., 1935, repeated in other cities); incid. music to “Edipo Re” Pitoni (pé-td’-né), Gius. Ottavio, Rieti, Italy, March 18, 1657—Rome, Feb. and “La Nave’; ‘‘‘Lamento” tenor and orch.; Requiem in memory University. ' I, 1743; an eminent teacher and composer; pupil of Natale Froggia; from 1677 cond. Coll. of San Marco, Rome; c. a Dixit in 16 parts for 4 choirs, etc. Pitt, Percy, London, Jan. 4, 1870— Hampstead, Nov. 23, 1932; organist and prominent English composer; pupil of Reinecke, Jada ohn and Rheinberger; 1896 organist Queen’s Hall; 1902 adviser and cond. Covent Garden; dir., 1907; 1915-18, Beecham Op. Co.; 1920-24, a ’t. dir. British Nat’l. Op. Co.; 1927, mus. dir. British Corp.; c. Sinfonietta (Birmingham Fest., 1906); symphonic prelude ‘“‘Le sang des crépuscules,” ballade for violin and orch.; orch. suites, etc. Piutti (pé-oot’-té), (1) K., Elgersburg, Thu ring i a, April 30, 1846—Leipzig, June 17, 1902; notable organist; pupil, and from 1875, teacher Leipzig Cons.; 1880, also organist Thomas kir che; a harm.; c. 6 fugal fantasias, 8 preludes, “Wedding Sonata,” etc., for organ. (2) Max., Luisenhall, near Erfurt, 1852—Jackson, Mich., 1885; brother of above; writer, teacher and composer.