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La Montaine John
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Come Into My Garden for flute and piano, Op. 49, No. 1
Come Into My Garden for flute and piano, Op. 49, No. 1
John La Montaine: "Come Into My Garden" for flute and piano, Op. 49, No. 1 was written in 1959 as one of two derivations from his song cycle for soprano and orchestra "Fragments from the Song of Songs" which is based on the biblical "The Song of Solomon", Op. 29. Both instrumental pieces that were transcribed from this cycle ("My Beloved, Let Us Go Forth") were dedicated to flutist Doriot Anthony Dwyer, the former principal flutist of the Boston Symphony.
1959 was La Montaine's "miracle year", the year he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Piano Concerto No. 1. However, La Montaine did not formalize the version for flute and piano (as part of the Three Conversations, Op. 49) until 1978. He specifically adapted it for Doriot Anthony Dwyer, extracting the vocal line and reimagining it for the flute’s specific range and color while retaining the breath patterns and phrasing of the human voice.
In 1959, La Montaine was deeply moved by the sensuous imagery of the Song of Solomon. He chose the text "Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden..." for this specific movement.
Darin Thaves (flute), Guk-Hui Han (piano), 2016, live performance at the California State University, Long Beach
Come into My Garden
La Montaine John
John La Montaine (1920-2013) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer and pianist known for his melodic craftsmanship and his later pioneering use of nature sounds and birdcalls in classical structures.
Born in Oak Park, Illinois, La Montaine was a musical prodigy who began composing at age five. His upbringing was centered in the Chicago area, where he received his early training.
He studied composition with Howard Hanson and Bernard Rodgers at the Eastman School of Music (1938–1942), immersing himself in the "American Romantic" tradition, which prioritized lush orchestration and lyrical clarity. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he continued his education at the Juilliard School and the American Conservatory of Music. He sought further refinement in Europe, studying with the legendary Nadia Boulanger at Fontainebleau.
Before his fame as a composer, La Montaine served as the orchestral pianist for the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini (1950–1954). This experience provided him with a "view from the inside" of the world's most elite orchestral playing. He achieved national stardom in 1959 when his Piano Concerto No. 1 ("In Time of War"), won the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
In the 1960s and 70s, La Montaine moved away from the serialism and neoclassicism of his youth toward a "nature-centric" style. He founded his own publishing house, Fredonia Press, to maintain artistic control over his works, which increasingly incorporated recorded birdcalls and wilderness themes.