The Washington times., 1920-11-28
CALLSCYR|l SCOTT
Y.S|DED ARTIST
Noted English Composer ia a
Modernist Who Loves Bach,
Says Kramer.

when Cyril Scott. the noted Fms
nsh composer, reached New York. A
Wsltsr Eramer was one NJ the nrst
writers To gtve a "elose M view n
this musician whom America s to
bGcnme acquainted with for the hrst
time MIR Kramer calls CyTil Scott
modernist," who loves Bach, II"
tells Of him in Musical Ameries' ss
follows:
What more natural thar that Cyril
Scott should be found at the homo OF
Percy Granger in New York on the
day after his arrival in America? For
this bearer OF the torch Of Modern
lem has for long been a close friend
of the golde n-hsired composer plan
ist who since 1914 has won host OF
admirers here through his music anu
his piano performances. They were
students together In Frankfort al the
Konseryatorium Of Ivan KnoTr and
each one has chsmploned the music
of the other in word and perform
ance in the years that have passed
since,
OLD IRISH AIRS
Back M 1911. il was Efrem Iim-
balist, who made the name Of Gym
Scott a familiar one to mus" lovers
in this country. performing his "Tal-
lshassee" suite for violin and piano.
his delightfully."- original setting of
tho Old Irish air The Gentle Maid
en-" and other works. Aud il was
Mr. Zimbalist who aroused in mo In
many talks keen interest in the
music of Scott
That splendid pianist, Nine. Fam
ME Bloomfield Teislcr. had played
the Scott "Dansr Negre' already in
her recitals and had triumphed with
III and ] suppose few singers had
sung his 'Blackbirds Song and
Lullaby" here and there, although
I must confess that IN doing SO they
chose two Of Mr, Scott's least tvpi.
cal songs. excellent compositions
that they arc.
| soon was aware that bNrii scott
in not the kind or srtis' "h" r"vcls
in sitting back and uttcrlng dlcta,
which shall be recorded to astound the
multitude For example. n lady who
was prc3cnl attempted 20 ascertain
whether he as mod"rn'SL llked
Beethoven and Bach There was a
tipv smile on hia count "nancC as ne
turned to me and said That's Ike
being ash cd. Do YOU like children
One might just as "cll ask. Do YOU
Ijko adults" TEat was all there
was 10 that And. for those who
can read between the lines. il was
most definite. II subtle. snswcT TO
the question.
NANY-siDED MAN.
cyril Scptt is not onc-sided. Here
he is. twentieth century composer
who has written art songs on poems
of Rosamund Marriott watson. Ar
thur Symons. Ernest Dowson. Dora
Sigerson Shorter and others whose
poems most composers have never
read turning to Keats for work of
unusual character. II is the lovely
La Belle Dame sans Merci." \ sort
OF operate curtain raiser" 1t can
be. was told. Il haven't changed
the poem. but have re-arranGed u
bit" Mr., Scott informed me. 81,
FOR chorus. and orchestra and can b"
staged most effectively. But il car
also be sung as choral pie"" -
concert. probably Just as well
Lot no one forget what NJ. Ilm.
baIist did for Cyril Scott. He play
his music from New York 10 san
Francisco and made disciples TO lh,5
new harmonic gospel And an
frank TO admit that II was a v"r,
strange idiom to US in those compare
tively simple days.
In his three months tour here NJ
Scott will play reCitals. OF his o,yr
music. give performances of his uwr
Concerto. as with the Philadelphia
Orchestra in Philade lphia ana New
York and will also lecture. He goes
TO Corsica on his way baCk. before
returning to England His lecture
ought to be absorbing. for he is q
most individual speaker. and his sub.