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John Prindle Scott (Norwich, New York, August 16, 1877 – Syracuse, New York, December 2, 1932) was an American author, lecturer, educator and composer of art songs.〔''ASCAP Biographical Dictionary'', second edition, p. 445〕 ==Biography== He was born in Norwich, New York, and was educated with private tutors in New York city〔 and at Oberlin College in Ohio, where he was enrolled as a music student from 1896-1900, and moved to New York city before 1908.〔''General Catalogue of Oberlin College'', 1833-1908, p. 858〕 Later he was a voice teacher in Saginaw, Michigan. He was also known as a singer (baritone)〔Claghorn, p. 387〕 and concert soloist.〔 According to an article in the ''Syracuse American'', "He had established a considerable reputation in concert work when he was forced by increasing deafness to turn to composition for musical expression."〔Schenck, ''Syracuse American'', January 3, 1932〕 For his 1916 setting of "Hymn to Nebraska,"〔See "Nebraska History", Section 36, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Journals/HPR/Vol07/nhrv07p5.html〕 the state of Nebraska awarded him a prize in composition. He also won a composition prize from Ohio University. He became a member of ASCAP in 1928.〔 He spent a few summers in McDonough, New York, before purchasing a house there in 1922, calling his home "The Scottage".〔Web site for McDonough, New York, http://www.mcdonoughny.com/〕 A couple of his songs and poems refer to the town, including "The Old Road" and "The Hills O' McDonough". He spent time with relatives in Syracuse, New York,〔During the 1931-32 holiday, according to Schenck, ''Syracuse American'', January 3, 1932〕 where he died in December, 1932〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Prindle Scott」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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