--- title: "2 Walter Piston Quotes - Famous Pianist (Harmony)" description: "Walter Hamor Piston, Jr., was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-walter-piston-94431.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Walter Piston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-walter-piston-94431.jpg) # Walter Piston (1894–1976) Pianist United States **2** quotes in **5** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Walter Piston was a pianist from the United States, best known for *Harmony*. ## Quick Facts About Walter Piston Born January 20, 1894 Died November 12, 1976 Nationality United States Profession Pianist Notable works Harmony ## About Walter Piston Walter Hamor Piston, Jr., was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University. ## Awards & Honors Guggenheim Fellowship Pulitzer Prize for Music Officer of Arts and Letters ## Quotes by Walter Piston > [I must say I've always composed music from the point of view of the performers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-piston/i-must-say-i-ve-always-composed-music-from-the-point-of-view-of-the/) [Walter Piston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-piston/) [Composed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/composed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/walter-piston-109229_composed_i-must-say-i-ve-always-composed-music-fr_90344.jpg) > [I must say Ive always composed music from the point of view of the performers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-piston/i-must-say-ive-always-composed-music-from-the-point-of-view-of-the/) [Walter Piston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-piston/) [Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/) 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