Cyril Scott

Cyril Scott (1879–1970) was an English romanticist composer with some impressionist qualities. His harmonic treatments and piano works depict the exotic.

Related Topics:
1879 - 1970 - English - Romanticist - Composer - Impressionist - Exotic

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Scott married Rose Allatini in 1921. They had two children: Vivian Mary Scott (born 1923) and Desmond Cyrill Scott (born 1926). He married his second wife, Marjorie Hartston, in 1943.

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He was considered by some to be a great occultist in his time. He was a member of various groups including the Theosophical Society.

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Scott also wrote several books:

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• 1920 The Adept of Galilee - A Story and an Argument (Anon.)
• 1924 Autobiography: My Years of Indiscretion
• 1928 The Art of Making a Perfect Husband
• 1930 Childishness: A Study in Occult Conduct
• 1933 Vision of the Nazarene (Anon.)
• 1933 Music: Its Secret Influence Throughout the Ages
• 1953 Outline of Modern Occultism

He also wrote the Initiate Trilogy under Anonymous authorship.

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