biography
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Scott, Francis George
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| lived:
| (1880–1958)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Hawick, Scottish Borders, SE Scotland, UK. He studied at the universities of Edinburgh and Durham, and in Paris under the symphonic composer Jean Jules Amiable Roger-Ducasse (1873–1954). He lectured in music at Jordanhill Training College for Teachers, Glasgow (1925–46). His Scottish Lyrics (5 vols, 1921–39) comprise original settings of songs by Dunbar, Burns, and other poets. Primarily a song composer, he wrote the orchestral suite The Seven Deadly Sins, and other orchestral works. |
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