Cyril Meir Scott

English composer and poet
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Born:
Sept. 27, 1879, Oxton, Cheshire, Eng.
Died:
Dec. 31, 1970, Eastbourne

Cyril Meir Scott (born Sept. 27, 1879, Oxton, Cheshire, Eng.—died Dec. 31, 1970, Eastbourne) was an English composer and poet known especially for his piano and orchestral music. In the early 20th century, Scott established a musical reputation in continental Europe with his Piano Quartet in E Minor (1901) and Second Symphony (1903). In addition to his musical output, Scott produced several volumes of poems and also published translations of literary works by French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire.

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