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Cyril Scott

1879 - 1970

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Cyril Meir Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December 1970) was an English composer, writer, poet, and occultist. He created around four hundred musical compositions including piano, violin, cello concertos, symphonies, and operas. He also wrote around 20 pamphlets and books on occult topics and natural health. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril Scott is the 1,100th most popular composer (up from 1,181st in 2019), the 3,462nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,664th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Composer.

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Among composers, Cyril Scott ranks 1,100 out of 1,451. Before him are Toivo Kuula, Johann Nicolaus Bach, Felice Anerio, Jānis Ivanovs, Karl Klindworth, and Peter H. Gilmore. After him are Giovanni Maria Nanino, Karol Kurpiński, Leo Ornstein, Walter Braunfels, Harald Sæverud, and Jean Guillou.

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Among people born in 1879, Cyril Scott ranks 173. Before him are Beals Wright, Alfred Abel, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, Pierre Cérésole, and Benjamin Christensen. After him are Will Rogers, Adolf Lindfors, Martin Mutschmann, Émile Nelligan, Agnes Miegel, and Rudolf Friml. Among people deceased in 1970, Cyril Scott ranks 187. Before him are Paul Schmidt, Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Arne Nyberg, Christopher Kelk Ingold, Helene Madison, and Inger Stevens. After him are Pierre Veyron, Abraham Alikhanov, Käthe Krauss, Orhan Kemal, Adam Rapacki, and Hans Walzhofer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cyril Scott ranks 3,463 out of 8,785. Before him are Minette Walters (1949), Ralph Copeland (1837), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), and Charles Townshend (1725). After him are Nicol Williamson (1936), John Aston Jr. (1947), Tommy Cooper (1921), Mark Wright (1963), John Thaw (1942), and Gwen John (1876).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Cyril Scott ranks 53. Before him are Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), Richard Addinsell (1904), James MacMillan (1959), Dave Stewart (1950), William Lawes (1602), and Patrick Doyle (1953). After him are Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Havergal Brian (1876), Arthur Bliss (1891), John Wilbye (1574), Henry Bishop (1786), and John Ireland (1879).

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