English composer and writer (1879–1970)
Cyril Scott Cyril Meir Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December 1970) was an English composer, writer, poet, and occultist. He created around four hundred musical compositions including piano, violin, cello concertos, symphonies, and operas. He also wrote around 20 pamphlets and books on occult topics and natural health.
Scott was born inOxton ,Cheshire to Henry Scott (1843-1918), shipper andscholar of Greek andHebrew , and Mary (née Griffiths), an amateur pianist of Welsh origin.[ 1] Hoch Conservatory inFrankfurt ,Germany to study piano in 1892 at age 12. He studied withIwan Knorr and belonged to theFrankfurt Group , a circle of composers who studied at the Hoch Conservatory in the late 1890s. At 20, the German poetStefan George helped Scott organize a performance of Scott's first symphony. He played his Piano Quartet withFritz Kreisler , Emil Kreuz, and Ludwig Lebell in St. James' Hall in 1903.[ 2]
In 1902 he met the pianistEvelyn Suart , with whom he had a long artistic association. She championed his music, premiering many of his works, and introducing him to his publisher, Elkin, with whom he remained for the rest of his life. Evelyn Suart was also a Christian Scientist, and it was through her that Scott became interested inmetaphysics .[ 3] [ 4] [ 4] [ 5]
His experiments in free rhythm, generated by expanding musical motifs, above all in his First Piano Sonata of 1909,[ 6] The Rite of Spring (see The Cyril Scott Companion, pp. 45–47). He used to be known as 'the English Debussy', though this reflected little knowledge of Scott and little understanding of Debussy.[ 7]
Alternative medicine [ edit ] Scott had an interest inalternative medicine ,health foods ,occultism ,naturopathy ,philosophy andyoga .[ 8] alternative cancer treatment advocate and authored two works on this subject. He also recommended people to consumeblack molasses andcider vinegar .[ 8]
[ edit ] The Alchemist (1917–18)The Saint of the Mountain (1924–25)The Shrine (c. 1925–26)Maureen O'Mara (1945)The Incompetent Apothecary (1923)Karma (1924)Masque of the Red Death (1930)Othello (1920)Return to Nature (1920)Smetse Smee (c. 1925–26)Susannah and the Elders (1937)Symphony No. 1 in G major (1899) Pelleas and Melisanda , overture, Op. 5 (1900) [later revised as Op. 20]Lyric Suite , Op. 6 (1900)Heroic Suite , Op. 7 (c. 1900)Christmas Overture (c. 1900)Symphony No. 2 in A minor (1901–02) [withdrawn and revised asThree Symphonic Dances ] Princess Maleine , overture, Op. 18 (1902) [withdrawn and revised asFestival Overture ]Aglavaine et Sélysette , overture, Op. 21 (c. 1902)Rhapsody for orchestra No. 1, Op. 32 (1904) Aubade , Op. 77 (1905, revised c. 1911)Three Symphonic Dances , Op. 22 (c. 1907) [revised from Symphony No. 2]Egypt , ballet suite (1913)Two Passacaglias on Irish Themes (1914) Britain's War March (1914)Suite Fantastique , for chamber orchestra (c. 1928)Neptune , poem of the sea (1933, revised 1935) [originally titledDisaster at Sea ]Symphony No. 3,The Muses , with chorus (1937) Ode descantique , for string orchestra (c. 1940)Hourglass Suite , for chamber orchestra (c. 1949)Symphony No. 4 (1951–52) Neapolitan Rhapsody (1959)Sinfonietta for organ, harp and strings (1962) Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 10 (1900) Cello Concerto, Op. 19 (1902) Piano Concerto No. 1 (1913–14) Violin Concerto (c. 1925) Philomel , for cello and orchestra (c. 1925)Double concerto for violin, cello and orchestra (1926) The Melodist and the Nightingale , for cello and orchestra (1929)Early One Morning for piano and orchestra (1930–31, revised 1962)Concertino for two pianos and orchestra (1931) Double concerto for two violins and orchestra (1931) Passacaglia Festevole , for two pianos and orchestra (c. 1935)Cello Concerto (1937) Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra (1937) Concerto for oboe and strings (1946) Concertino for bassoon, flute and strings (1951) Piano Concerto No. 2 (1958) Magnificat, for soloists, chorus orchestra and organ (1899) The Ballad of Fair Helen of Kirkonnel , for baritone, chorus and orchestra, Op. 8 (1900)My Captain , for voice and piano, Op. 38 (1904)Nativity Hymn , for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1913–14)La belle dame sans merci , for baritone, chorus and orchestra (1915–17)Festival Overture , for chorus and orchestra (1929)Mystic Ode , for chorus and chamber orchestra (1932)Summerland , for chorus and orchestra (1935)Ode to Great Men , for tenor, female chorus and orchestra (1936)Hymn to Unity , for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1947)Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 3 (c. 1899) Piano Quartet in E minor, Op. 16 (1899) String Quartet, Op. 12 (c. 1900) Sextet for piano and strings, Op. 26 (c. 1903, rev. 1914 as Quintet, performed and later withdrawn) String Quartet, Op. 28 (c. 1903) String Quartet in F major, Op. 31 (c. 1904) Violin Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 59 (1908) String Quartet No. 1 (1919) String Quintet No. 1 (1919) Piano Trio No. 1 (c. 1920, publ. 1922) Piano Quintet No. 1 (1920, publ. 1924, previous Quintets had been performed, but later withdrawn) Quintet for flute, harp, violin, viola and cello (1926) String Trio No. 1 (1931) Sonata Lirica for violin and piano (1937)Viola Sonata (1939, revised 1953) String Trio No. 2 (1949) Piano Trio No. 2 (1950) Violin Sonata No. 2,Sonata Melodica (1950) Cello Sonata (1950) String Quartet No. 2 (1951) Quintet for clarinet and strings (1951) Piano Quintet No. 2 (1952) String Quintet No. 2 (1953) Violin Sonata No. 3 (1955) Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (c. 1955) Violin Sonata No. 4 (1956) Piano Trio No. 3 (1957) String Quartet No. 3 (1961) Flute Sonata (1961) Trio Pastorale for flute, cello and piano (1961)String Quartet No. 4 (1964) Piano Sonata in D major, Op.17 (1901)(W 329)Handelian Rhapsody, for piano (revision, ed. Percy Grainger), Op. 17 (1909) (W 134) Scherzo, Op.25 (1904) 2 Pierrot Pieces, Op.35 (1904) 2 Piano Pieces, Op.37 (1904) Solitude , Op.40–1 (1904)Vesperale , Op.40–2 (1904)Chimes , Op.40–3 (1904)Lotus Land , Op.47–1 (1905)Columbine , Op.47–2 (1905)Summerland , Op.54 (1907)2 Alpine Sketches, Op.58 (1908) Dance Nègre (1908)Sphinx , Op.63 (1908)Piano Sonata No.1, Op.66 (1909) 4 Piano Pieces, Op.67 (1909–10) Piano Suite, Op.71–1 (1910) Water-Wagtail (1910)Berceuse in E-flat (1911) Pierrette (1912)3British Melodies (1912) Rainbow Trout (1916)Piano Sonata No.2 (1935) Piano Sonata No.3 (1956) Other instrumental solo [ edit ] The Ecstatic Shepherd , for solo flute (c. 1922)Celtic Fantasy , for solo harp (1926)Sonatina, for solo guitar (c. 1927) (commissioned byAndrés Segovia ) Idyll , for solo violin (1928)1917The Philosophy of Modernism, in its Connection with Music 1920The Initiate : Some Impressions of a Great Soul 1920The Adept of Galilee – A Story and an Argument (Anon.) 1924Autobiography: My Years of Indiscretion 1927The Initiate in the New World 1928The Art of Making a Perfect Husband 1930Childishness: A Study in Adult Conduct 1932The Initiate in the Dark Cycle 1933Vision of the Nazarene (Anon.) 1933Music: Its Secret Influence Throughout the Ages (new editions, 1950, 1958, 1969, 2013) 1936The Greater Awareness 1939Man is my Theme 1939The Ghost of a Smile 1942The Christian Paradox 1952Die Tragoedie Stefan George 1953Man the Unruly Child 1953Simpler and Safer Remedies for Grievous Ills 1953The Boy Who Saw True 1969Autobiography: Bone of Contention Alternative medicine [ edit ] 1939Victory Over Cancer: Without Radium Or Surgery 1940Health, Diet and Commonsense 1938Doctors, Disease and Health 1946Crude Black Molasses 1946Medicine, Rational and Irrational 1948Cider Vinegar 1953Simpler and Safer Remedies for Grievous Ills 1955Sleeplessness: Its Prevention and Cure by Harmless Methods 1956Constipation and Commonsense 1968Cancer Prevention: Fallacies and Some Reassuring Facts 1935Outline of Modern Occultism 1957Occultism: An Alternative to Scientific Humanism 190?The Shadows of Silence and the Songs of Yesterday 1907The Grave of Eros and the Book of Mournful Melodies 1909 Translation:The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire) 1910 Translation:Poems of Stefan George (Selections from his Works) 1910The Voice of the Ancient 1912The Vales of Unity 1915The Celestial Aftermath: A Springtime of the Heart and Faraway Songs 1943The Poems of playboy Hull, A. Eaglefield:Cyril Scott. Composer, Poet and Philosopher. London, 1918. Scott, Cyril:Bone of Contention: the Autobiography of Cyril Scott. New York, 1969. Sampsel, Laurie J.:Cyril Scott: A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood, 2000. Collins, Sarah.The Aesthetic Life of Cyril Scott. Boydell, 2013. Scott, Desmond, and others (edd.),The Cyril Scott Companion. Boydell, 2018. ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography doi :10.1093/ref:odnb/35983 .(Subscription,Wikipedia Library access orUK public library membership required.) ^ "piano & strings" .Cyrilscott.net . Retrieved7 August 2020 .^ Arthur Eaglefield Hull .Cyril Scott, Composer, Poet and Philosopher ("Library of Music and Musicians", London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1919).^a b "Leslie De'Ath, Cyril Scott as Composer, Pianist and Author" .Musicweb-international.com . Retrieved7 August 2020 .^ "Music: Cyril Scott" . Archived fromthe original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved7 August 2020 .^ "Piano Sonata No.1, Op.66 (Scott, Cyril) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download" .Imslp.org . Retrieved7 August 2020 .^ Hurd, Michael .Cyril Scott, in Grove Music Online, 2001 ^a b Scott, Desmond. “The Therapeutic Books.”The Cyril Scott Companion: Unity in Diversity , edited by Desmond Scott et al., NED - New edition ed., Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge, Suffolk; Rochester, NY, 2018, pp. 359–370.
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