Francis George Scott
Francis George Scott (25 January 1880 – 6 November 1958) was a Scottish composer often associated with the Scottish Renaissance.
Born at 6 Oliver Crescent,
Scott's approach to composition was informed by an intense love of Scottish literature, which won him the Saintsbury essay prize at the University of Edinburgh.[2] He wrote more than three hundred songs, including many settings of Hugh MacDiarmid, William Dunbar, William Soutar and Robert Burns's poems. MacDiarmid stated in an essay that his key long poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle could not have been completed without Scott's help. Scott published six volumes of Scottish lyrics. In 1949, a complete performance of his Thirty-five Scottish and Other Poems was given in Edinburgh and Glasgow.[3] On 24 January 1980, a concert was held in the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh to mark the centenary of his birth.[2]
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Scott's daughter, Lillias, married the Scottish composer Erik Chisholm.
References
- ISSN 0264-0856
- ^ ISSN 0264-0856
- ^ Shires, Norman (1974), Music and Musicians, in The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, 1874 - 1974, The Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, pp. 66 & 67.
- ^ Gasser, M., "Ronald Stevenson, Composer-Pianist : An Exegetical Critique from a Pianistic Perspective" (Edith Cowan University Press, Western Australia, 2013)
- ^ Eight Songs of Francis George Scott, Robertson Publications
- ^ Toccata TOCC0547, reviewed at MusicWeb International
- ^ Signum SIGCD096 (2007)
Sources
Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980) The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, [vol. # 17].
Further reading
- Bruce, George (1980), F.G. Scott 1880 - 1958, in ISSN 0264-0856
- ISBN 9780904505436
- Ross, Raymond J. (1980), Prophet Unhonoured, a review of Francis George Scott and the Scottish Renaissance, in Cencrastus No. 4, Winter 1980–81, p. 37
External links
- Digitised scores of his musical works can be viewed through the Five Centuries of Scottish Music collection hosted by AHDS Performing Arts