La Montaine, John

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Name (Latin)
La Montaine, John
Other forms of name
LaMontaine, John
Montaine, John La
Date of birth
1920-03-17
Date of death
2013-04-29
Place of birth
Chicago (Ill.)
Place of death
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Occupation
Composers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
John Maynard
Biographical or Historical Data
b. Mar. 17, 1920, Chicago, Ill.
composer
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 74049448
Wikidata: Q15097917
Library of congress: n 82054751
TAU10: 000258530
Sources of Information
  • Fredonia Press, WWW site, July 3, 2007(John LaMontaine)
  • His Sonata for piano. A child's picture book. Toccata, 195-.
  • Int. ww in music, 15th(La Montaine, John; b. Mar. 17, 1920, Chicago, Ill.; composer)
  • LC database, May 15, 2013(hdg.: La Montaine, John; usage: John La Montaine [predominant form], John LaMontaine)
  • New York times (online), viewed May 15, 2013(in obituary published May 14: John LaMontaine; b. John Maynard La Montaine, Mar. 17, 1920, Chicago; he later eliminated the space in his surname; d. Apr. 29, Hollywood, Calif., aged 93; Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer whose works were performed widely and included the orchestral music for John F. Kennedy's presidential inauguration)
  • Oxford music online, viewed May 15, 2013(La Montaine, John; b. Mar. 17, 1920, Chicago; American composer)

Wikipedia description:

John Maynard La Montaine, also later LaMontaine, (March 17, 1920 – April 29, 2013) was an American pianist and composer, born in Oak Park, Illinois, who won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Piano Concerto No. 1 "In Time of War" (1958), which was premiered by Jorge Bolet. His teachers included Howard Hanson, Bernard Rogers, and Nadia Boulanger. His works have been performed by Leontyne Price, Jessye Norman, Adele Addison, Donald Gramm, Robert Silverman, Eleanor Steber and Jorge Bolet. In honor of the American Bicentennial celebration in 1976, he was commissioned to create a choral work for the Penn State Institute for Arts and Humanistic Studies. The opera, entitled Be Glad Then America, was performed by the University Choirs, under the direction of Sarah Caldwell. The folk singer Odetta appeared as the Muse for America. La Montaine lived in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. His publishing company, Fredonia Press, is named for the street on which he lived. His business partner was the composer and pianist Paul J. Sifler (1911–2001).

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