Beale, James McArthur jr. 20.jan.1924-4.nov.2010 USA Massachusetts, Wellesley Hills near Boston - Washington, Seattle
1945 BA from Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts, 1946 studied at Berkshire Music Center in Lenox Massachusetts, 1946 BM and 1947 MM from Yale University in New Haven Connecticut, studied with Irving Fine, Walter Piston, Aaron Copland and Richard Donovan, 1958-1959 received a Guggenheim grant, 1947 received the Woods-Chandler Prize, 1947-1948 taught at the University of Louisville Kentucky, 1948 on the faculty and 1968-1994 professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, 1976 residing at 4552 51st Avenue NE Seattle, 1985 at 7508 42nd Avenue NE Seattle ; son of investment banking salesman James McArthur Beale sr. (Pennsylvania, Berwyn 16.apr.1890-nov.1969 Florida, Valrico) and Sarah Phillips Tappan (Massachusetts 2.jan.1896-10.apr.1978 Wellesley) ; 18.aug.1945 in Washington DC he married pianist and music teacher Jane Guthrie (Indiana, New Albany 19.aug.1920-8.feb.2011 Seattle)

Title	Parts

[] Piano trio. Piano, violin and cello. 1947. op5
[] Symphony for chamber orchestra. 1950
[] Piano sonata no2. 1953. op8
[] Piano sonata no7. 1956. op20
[] Pastorale. Organ. 1959. op25
[] Cressay symphony. 1959. op26
[] Three pieces for vibraphone. 1960
[] Sextet. Winds and piano. 1976. op39
[] Ballad for viola and strings. op47 Eric Shumsky, Soloists of the Pacific Rim / Eric Shumsky
[] How like a winter. Mixed choir. 1982
[] Music for soprano and orch
[] Sinfonietta. Band
[] String quartet no2
[] Pisces ascending. Percussion and piano
[] How beautiful are the dwellings of peace. Song
[] Woodwind quintet	[] 1 - Allegro [] 2 - Six variations [] 3 - Rondo [] 4 - Finale

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