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OverviewThis Companion provides a comprehensive analysis and appraisal of all of Scott's available (published and unpublished) music and a broad picture of his entire output in literary, dramatic and philosophical genres. Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was an English composer, writer and poet. He was a prolific composer-pianist writing over 400 works including four symphonies, three operas and concerti for piano, violin, cello, oboe and harpsichord. Oftenperforming his own compositions he became a pioneer of British piano music, and his music was admired by composers as diverse as Debussy, Strauss, Stravinsky and Percy Grainger, the last a lifelong friend. A true polymath, Scottwas also the author of forty-one books, including two autobiographies and one unpublished memoir, on subjects ranging from music, alternative medicine and humour to occultism, theosophy and Christianity. In addition, he wrote poems and plays and painted watercolours. This Companion explores the life and work of this remarkably creative man. It provides a comprehensive analysis and appraisal of all the available music and includes a complete catalogue of his musical works, along with a discography. Several works completely unknown to the musical world, both music and literary (such as the memoir 'Near the End of Life'), are here newly catalogued and discussed. Altogether, thevolume gives a broad picture of Scott's entire output in literary, dramatic and philosophical genres. LEWIS FOREMAN has published many books and articles on music. His Boydell titles include Bax: A Composer and hisTimes (2007), The John Ireland Companion (2011) and with Susan Foreman Felix Aprahamian (2015). DESMOND SCOTT is the son of Cyril Scott. He was an actor, theatre director and TV writer. He is also a sculptor and past-President of the Sculptors Society of Canada. He has contributed to The New Percy Grainger Companion (Boydell Press, 2010) and has published articles in musical journals on Cyril Scott. LESLIE DE'ATH isProfessor, Faculty of Music, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Singing, a pianist, conductor and opera director. He has recorded Scott's complete solo piano music for Dutton. Contributors: PETER ATKINSON, MARTYN BRABBINS, LESLIE DE'ATH, PETER DICKINSON, LEWIS FOREMAN, KATHERINE HUDSON, VALERIE LANGFIELD , KURT LELAND, STEPHEN LLOYD, STEVEN MARTIN, ROHINTEN DADDY MAZDA, RICHARD PRICE, EDMUND RUBBRA, DESMOND SCOTT, MARTIN YATES Full Product DetailsAuthor: Desmond Desmond Scott (Customer) , Lewis Foreman , Leslie De'Ath (Customer) , Desmond Desmond Scott (Customer)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: The Boydell Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781783272860ISBN 10: 1783272864 Pages: 722 Publication Date: 19 October 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface - Desmond Scott Foreword - Martyn Brabbins From Frankfurt with Love - friendships observed through correspondence and reminiscence - Stephen Lloyd Cyril Scott, Debussy and Stravinsky - Richard M Price Cyril Scott and the BBC - Lewis Foreman A Contemporary Composer's View of Cyril Scott's Music: 'The Subtle Composer of the Prize-winning Overture' - Edmund Rubbra 'Music for the Martians': Scott's reception and reputation at home and abroad - Peter Atkinson Rose Allatini: theme and variations - Desmond Scott Memories of the Man I Barely Knew - Desmond Scott Discovering, Editing and Recording Cyril Scott - Martin Yates 'Years of Indiscretion' - the early piano works, 1898 to 1909 - Leslie De'Ath 'Like a Bird Sings': the piano works from the Op 66 Sonata to World War I - Leslie De'Ath The Later Piano Works - Leslie De'Ath The Twenty-First Century Orchestral Recordings: the shock of the unknown - Peter Dickinson The Chamber Music - Kurt Leland Cyril Scott's Operas and Music for the Theatre - Steven Martin The Choral Works - Leslie De'Ath The Songs of Cyril Scott - Valerie Langfield The Poetry of Cyril Scott - Desmond Scott The Occult Writings - Kurt Leland The Purpose of 'The Boy Who Saw True' - Desmond Scott 'Near the End of Life: Candid Confessions and Reflections': a discussion of the memoir - Desmond Scott Cyril Scott's Theraputic Books - Desmond Scott Childishness or The Moron Mind - Desmond Scott A Note on the Plays of Cyril Scott - Desmond Scott Cyril Scott, a Personal Memory - Katherine Hudson Reminiscences of Cyril Scott - Rohinten Daddy Mazda BBC Ninetieth Birthday Tribute - Edmund Rubbra Appendix 1: The Songs: misprints and high/low voice variants - Valerie Langfield Appendix 2: Chronology of Works Published During Scott's lifetime - Leslie De'Ath Catalogue of Scott's Music - Leslie De'Ath and Desmond Scott Discography - Leslie De'Ath and Stephen Lloyd Scott's Opus Numbers - Leslie De'Ath Scott's Non-Musical Writings - Leslie De'Ath Select BibliographyReviewsSuperb...well worth the read for scholar and layman alike. It is a fascinating account of this master musician. STRINGENDO, THE AUSTRALIAN STRINGS ASSOCIATION Throughout its pages, the Companion brings new facts and insights to the fore. For many years to come it will remain the key reference work for those fascinated by this remarkable man and his music -- a true companion indeed! NABMSA REVIEWS [Bob Van der Linden] Very fine, informative and absorbing...One of English music's most enigmatic diverse and misunderstood figures. SPIRITED, ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL MAGAZINE>BR> The Companion has clearly been a labour of love for all involved and it has paid off. It is elegantly laid out and illustrated with illuminating musical examples and photographic images. There is none of the impenetrable academic writing that so often mars books of this type and it is eminently readable. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY Very fine, informative and absorbing...One of English music's most enigmatic diverse and misunderstood figures. SPIRITED, ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL MAGAZINE>BR> The Companion has clearly been a labour of love for all involved and it has paid off. It is elegantly laid out and illustrated with illuminating musical examples and photographic images. There is none of the impenetrable academic writing that so often mars books of this type and it is eminently readable. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY The Companion has clearly been a labour of love for all involved and it has paid off. It is elegantly laid out and illustrated with illuminating musical examples and photographic images. There is none of the impenetrable academic writing that so often mars books of this type and it is eminently readable. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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