Born in Oxton, Cheshire, Sept 27, 1879
Died in Eastbourne, Dec 31, 19701
- Cyril Scott was an incredibly prolific composer and pianist. He composed approximately 400 works during his lifetime, including orchestral music, operas, oratorios, chamber music, choral works, piano works, and songs.
- Conductor Eugene Goossens is said to have called Scott “the father of modern British music.”2
- Scott belonged to the Frankfurt Group, a group of composers who studied with Iwan Knorr at the Hoch Conservatory in the late 1890s. Other group members included Roger Quilter, Henry Balfour Gardiner, Percy Grainger, and Norman O’Neill.
- In addition to his work in music, Scott was also a writer, poet, and painter. His literary output includes several volumes of poetry, several unpublished plays, and an autobiography, My Years of Indiscretion.
- In the 1920s, Scott became a follower of the Higher Occultism and also took a keen interest in naturopathy, osteopathy, and homeopathy. Scott subsequently wrote several books and articles related to these topics in addition to his other writings. 3
- You can view some of Scott’s watercolor paintings here.
Sources
- Michael Hurd, “Scott, Cyril,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed September 6, 2022, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000025249.
- Desmond Scott, “About Scott’s Music,” Cyril Scott: The official Cyril Scott website, accessed September 6, 2022, http://www.cyrilscott.net/music#/about-scott-music/.
- Michael Hurd, “Scott, Cyril,” Grove Music Online.