Cyril Scott

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gptkbp:instanceOf Composer
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Arthur_Benjamin
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkb:John_Ireland
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Bristol
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-09-27
gptkbp:contributedTo Composed over 200 works.
Promoted the use of exotic scales.
Wrote extensively on music theory.
Pioneered_British_music_in_the_early_20th_century.
Contributed_to_the_development_of_British_piano_music.
gptkbp:deathDate 1970-12-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Music
gptkbp:genre Classical
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cyril Scott
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkb:Maurice_Ravel
gptkb:Frédéric_Chopin
Claude Debussy
gptkbp:influences Impressionism
Romanticism
gptkbp:instrument Organ
Piano
Voice
gptkbp:legacy His works are performed internationally.
His writings on music are still referenced.
Influenced_many_British_composers.
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:John_McCabe
gptkb:Peter_Racine_Fricker
gptkb:Robert_Simpson
gptkb:David_Matthews
gptkb:Derek_Bourgeois
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Lotus_Land
gptkb:The_Sea_and_the_Skylark
Piano Sonata No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 2
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Author
Pianist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:style Melodic
Lyrical
Rhythmic
Harmonic
gptkbp:website cyrilscott.com