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John La Montaine

John La Montaine

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Birth
Wednesday, March 17, 1920
Oak Park, Illinois
United States
Groups
United States
Modern composers
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Death
Monday, April 29, 2013
Hollywood
United States
Age: 
93

Composition list

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Opera and lyrical music

Be Glad Then America • Op. 43 • (1976) • Operas
Erode the Great • Op. 40 • (1969) • Operas
Novellis, Novellis • Op. 31 • (1961) • Operas
Shepardes Playe (The) • Op. 38 • (1967) • Operas
Spreading the News • Op. 27 • (1957) • Operas
Missa Naturae: Narrator-choir-orchestra • Op. 37 • Mélodrames

Chamber music

Quartet: strings • Op. 16 • (1960) • Chamber music strings
Quartet: woodwinds • Op. 24a • Chamber music winds
Sonata: piccolo-piano • Op. 61 • (1993) • Duos instruments différents

Symphonic music

Passacaille et Fugue: strings • Op. 21a • Old dances

Vocal music

Wonder Tidings: choir-organ-harp-percussion • Op. 23 • Cycle choral avec instruments
Fragments du Cantique des Cantiques: Soprano-orchestra • Op. 29 • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Chansons de la Rose de Saron: Soprano-piano • Op. 29a • Song cycles

Concertante music

Oiseaux de Paradis: piano-orchestra • Op. 34 • Autres pièces concertantes pour piano
Concerto 1: piano-orchestra • Op. 9 • (1959) • Piano concertos
Concerto 4: piano-orchestra • Op. 59 • (1989) • Piano concertos

Compositions sorted on opus (if available)

Op. 9

Concerto 1: piano-orchestra • (1959) • Piano concertos

Op. 16

Quartet: strings • (1960) • Chamber music strings

Op. 21a

Passacaille et Fugue: strings • Old dances

Op. 23

Wonder Tidings: choir-organ-harp-percussion • Cycle choral avec instruments

Op. 24a

Quartet: woodwinds • Chamber music winds

Op. 27

Spreading the News • (1957) • Operas

Op. 29

Fragments du Cantique des Cantiques: Soprano-orchestra • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre

Op. 29a

Chansons de la Rose de Saron: Soprano-piano • Song cycles

Op. 31

Novellis, Novellis • (1961) • Operas

Op. 34

Oiseaux de Paradis: piano-orchestra • Autres pièces concertantes pour piano

Op. 37

Missa Naturae: Narrator-choir-orchestra • Mélodrames

Op. 38

Shepardes Playe (The) • (1967) • Operas

Op. 39

Incantation: jazz band

Op. 40

Erode the Great • (1969) • Operas

Op. 43

Be Glad Then America • (1976) • Operas

Op. 59

Concerto 4: piano-orchestra • (1989) • Piano concertos

Op. 61

Sonata: piccolo-piano • (1993) • Duos instruments différents

Sheet music for John La Montaine

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Sonata for Flute Solo, Op. 24 — John La Montaine

flute — Score —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Flute/Piccolo (Solo). Score. 8 pages. Duration 00:09:00. Broude Brothers #BB-BB2011. Published by Broude Brothers (PE.BB-BB2011).
Price: $7.00

Toccata for Piano Solo, Op. 1 — John La Montaine

piano — Score —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Piano (Solo). Score. Duration 00:02:05. Broude Brothers #BB-BB1018. Published by Broude Brothers (PE.BB-BB1018).
Price: $6.00

6 Dance Preludes — John La Montaine

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Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Piano (Solo). Broude Brothers #BB-BB1038. Published by Broude Brothers (PE.BB-BB1038).
Price: $9.00

Sonata For Piano — John La Montaine

piano solo — —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). With Standard notation. Carl Fischer Music #ET12. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.ET12).
Price: $5.00

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening — John La Montaine

medium voice, piano — — Secular, 20th Century
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Vocal Solo. Secular, 20th Century. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.2274. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.2274).
Price: $2.00

Trio Sonata for 3 Flutes or 30 Flutes or 300 Flutes — John La Montaine

Flute Trio — —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Fredonia Press #FRD58. Published by Fredonia Press (AY.FRD58).
Price: $18.00

Sonata for Piccolo and Piano, Op. 61 — John La Montaine

Piccolo and Piano — —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Fredonia Press #FRD01. Published by Fredonia Press (AY.FRD01).
Price: $20.00

Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 8 — John La Montaine

Cello and Piano — —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Fredonia Press #FRD02. Published by Fredonia Press (AY.FRD02).
Price: $22.00

Flute Concerto (Piano Reduction) — John La Montaine

Flute and Piano — —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Fredonia Press #FRD05. Published by Fredonia Press (AY.FRD05).
Price: $30.00

Canonic Variations for Flute and Clarinet, Op. 47 — John La Montaine

Chamber Music — —
Composed by John La Montaine (1920-). Fredonia Press #FRD06. Published by Fredonia Press (AY.FRD06).
Price: $16.00

Biography: 

John La Montaine 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. La Montaine 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 commissions to compose
full time.

Links: 
http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/20089523-418/pulitzer-prize-winning-comp…
Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2013-05-22 09:08.
Last modified: 
2014-06-05 15:50

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