Cyril Scott

Cyril Scott (September 27th 1879 - December 31st, 1970) is a musician, poet, writer and philosopher English.

Biography

“Father of the British modern music” (according to Eugene Goossens), Cyril Scott was recognized inter alia by Debussy, Richard Strauss, Grieg and Stravinski like a major musician of our time. Pioneer of the English piano music of the beginning of the 20th century, it allowed this one to be extracted from musical conservatism from then and the German influence.

Principal works

Prolific type-setter, he is the author of four hundred works among which:
  • four Symphony S
  • several openings
  • two Concerto S for piano
  • of the concertos for violin, violoncello, oboe and harpsichord
  • three opera S
  • four Oratorio S
  • of innumerable songs
  • of many chamber musics

Recent discography

  • Muses, the Neptune Poem and the 2nd Concerto for piano with the Chandos editions by the philharmonic orchestra of the BBC directed by Martyn Brabbins (2004).

  • Sonatine for Guitar , greeted like " one of the tops of the repertory for guitar of the 20th siècle" (Angelo Gilardino, director of the museum of Segovia) recorded by Tilman Hoppstock at Signum label.

Literary and scientific works

Author of 41 pounds on subjects concerning the Alternative medicine (of which it was one of the pioneers), the ethical , philosophy, the Christianisme and the Occultisme, and author of 5 collections of poetry, Cyril Scott is as famous for the three volumes devoted to a mysterious character as it presents like his instructor, " Initié".

Principal works translated into French

  • Series of the Initiate (ED of Baconnière, Switzerland):
    • the Initiate
    • the initiate in the new world
    • the Initiate during the obscure cycle

Work concerning the occult influence of works of the largest traditional type-setters (Beethoven, Schubert, César Franck etc):

    • Music and its influence through the ages (ED. Baconnière, Switzerland)

Principal works translated into English

  • Alternative medicine:
    • Simpler and Safer Cure for Grievous Ills , Doctors Disease & Health , Constipation and Commonsense and Victory Over Cancer
  • Philosophie:
    • Childishness , (1930) Man Is My Theme (1939) and Man, the Unruly Child (1953)
  • Occultism:
    • Year Outline off modern Occultism (1925) and Bone off Application (1969)

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