Daniel Gregory Mason

Daniel Gregory Mason was an American composer, musicologist, music educator, music critic, journalist and music teacher (1873–1953). He was born at Brookline and died at Greenwich.

Overview

Born at Brookline in 1873, died at Greenwich in 1953.

Formation and teaching

Daniel Gregory Mason studied at Harvard University and Phillips Exeter Academy. He trained under Vincent d'Indy, John Knowles Paine, George Whitefield Chadwick and Percy Goetschius.

As a teacher, Daniel Gregory Mason is recorded in connection with Edward Kilenyi and Lily Strickland. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

35 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1868 to 1962. The first 12 are listed here.

Contemporary Composers. Weber's Invitation to the dance. Great modern composers. Two songs. The Art Of Music Book I A-L. The Quartets of Beethoven. Beethoven and His Forerunners. GREAT MODERN COMPOSERS THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC VOLUME - II. The Chamber Music of Brahms. The chamber music of Brahams. Some Letters Of William Vaughn Mood. Student's Guide to Music.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Mason, Daniel Gregory (ii), Oxford Music Online, 2014. Mason, Daniel Gregory (i), Oxford Music Online, 2014. Mason, Daniel Gregory (1873-1953), composer, writer, and teacher, American National Biography Online, 2000. Book Review:Artistic Ideals. Daniel Gregory Mason, Ethics, 1927. DANIEL GREGORY MASON, The Musical Quarterly, 1948.

In detail

Daniel Gregory Mason studied at Harvard University and Phillips Exeter Academy. training under Vincent d'Indy, John Knowles Paine and George Whitefield Chadwick is recorded. Edward Kilenyi and Lily Strickland are recorded as having studied under Daniel Gregory Mason.

Employment is recorded with Columbia University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Work by Daniel Gregory Mason is recorded in the collections of New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Chronology

  1. 1873Daniel Gregory Mason born at Brookline.
  2. 1953Daniel Gregory Mason died at Greenwich.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Daniel Gregory Mason”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1160957: Daniel Gregory Mason

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