Mason, Daniel Gregory

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | Copyright

Mason, Daniel Gregory (b Brookline, Mass., 1873; d Greenwich, Conn., 1953). Amer. composer, writer, and teacher. Joined mus. faculty Columbia Univ. 1905, becoming prof. 1929. Retired 1942. Wrote several books. Comps. incl. 3 syms. (No.3 A Lincoln Symphony), qt. on Negro themes, Elegy for pf., pf. qt., etc.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mason, Daniel Gregory." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2010 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mason, Daniel Gregory." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MasonDanielGregory.html

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mason, Daniel Gregory." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MasonDanielGregory.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Daniel Gregory Mason. (Briefly Noted).(Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano,...
Magazine article from: Notes Anderson, Rick March 1, 2003 700+ words Daniel Gregory Mason. Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 5; Sonata in C...1. Kevin Lawrence; Phillip Bush. New World 80591-2, 2002. Daniel Gregory Mason (1873-1953) and Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871-1940...
Civil War Letter Set to Music
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Joseph McLellan May 7, 1996 700+ words ...1972), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) and Daniel Gregory Mason (1873-1953) -- was unfamiliar, and all of it communicated...black Americans' pain, hope and determination. In Mason's "The Russians," angular, dramatic music accompanies...
The Legacy of Garcia
Magazine article from: Journal of Singing Myers, Myron May 1, 2008 700+ words ...was one of the lead researchers of a biography about Daniel Webster. How the family lost the bulk of its fortune...meet you personally for a chat about all this."); Daniel Gregory Mason, Head Music Department, Columbia University ("I...
Concert just the ticket for planes, cannons, Â kids, and even crickets
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL) Jim Edwards September 15, 2005 700+ words ...best, clever and challenging. An American classic of the highest order. Two movements of A Lincoln Symphony by Daniel Gregory Mason came next. The second movement, entitled Old Abe's Yarns was mildly pleasing on the ears, but the strings...
Budapest Quartet
Transcript from: Fresh Air (NPR) Lloyd Schwartz, Terry Gross June 15, 1998 700+ words ...only example of the Budapest Quartet playing Handel, also with Granjani; and two fascinating American works: Daniel Gregory Mason's (ph) "String Quartet on Negro Themes" composed in 1920; and two sketches based on Indian...
The first symphony written by an American woman was "The Gaelic Symphony" a
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR) May 11, 1996 700+ words ...certain extent The Gaelic Symphony suffered the fate of many other American works of the time. I mean, music by Daniel Gregory Mason [sp] and Arthur Foote [sp] and George Whitefield Chadwick [sp] and other really wonderful American composers...
Area's classical music fans could be in seventh heaven
Newspaper article from: The Gazette Mark Arnest; The Gazette April 27, 2001 700+ words ...Symphony - of which he's been a member since 1973 - this is a chance to hear him in a diverse program of music by Daniel Gregory Mason, Norman Lockwood, Alec Templeton, David Baker, and Leonard Bernstein. It reveals aspects of Kireilis you won...
Harvard Composers: Walter Piston and His Students, from Elliott Carter to...
Magazine article from: Notes Faucett, Bill F. March 1, 1994 700+ words ...roster of students (though not necessarily his disciples) included Arthur Foote, Frederick Shepherd Converse, Daniel Gregory Mason, John Alden Carpenter, and Edward Burlingame Hill. Hill, who joined the music faculty in 1908, had already...
PERFORMING ARTS
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Patrick Foster; Cecelia Porter; Pierre Ruhe July 24, 1999 700+ words ...character portrayal that distinguish his voice. As he took on Margaret Bonds's "Three Dream Portraits" and Daniel Gregory Mason's "The Russians," his multidimensional sound endlessly rolled out with titanic reserves of power unleashed...
The String Quartets of Beethoven.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Notes Follet, Robert December 1, 2006 700+ words ...reader unfamiliar with the quartets. The title may suggest an introduction and survey similar to the monographs by Daniel Gregory Mason or Joseph Kerman, but this is, rather, a scholarly conversation on various aspects of these compositions. Prior...

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Mason, Daniel Gregory
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Mason, Daniel Gregory ( b Brookline, Mass., 1873; d Greenwich, Conn., 1953). Amer. composer, writer, and teacher. Joined mus. faculty Columbia...
Daniel Gregory Mason
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Daniel Gregory Mason see under Mason, Lowell .
Lowell Mason
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...s Icy Mountains." Lowell Mason had four sons, all active musically. The two eldest, Daniel Gregory and Lowell, formed a publishing...Life (1901). The son of Henry Mason, Daniel Gregory Mason, 1873-1953, b. Brookline...
Gibson, Thomas 1962(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television ...Appearances; Series: Derek Mason, As the World Turns, CBS...City ), NBC, 1990. Dr. Daniel Nyland, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994 – 97. Gregory Clifford "Greg" Montgomery...USA Network, 1996. Dr. Daniel Nyland, "One Hundred and...
Blum, Mark 1950–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television ...Drama Center, Cambridge, MA, and with Andre Gregory, Aaron Frankel, and Daniel Seltzer. Career: Actor and producer. National...Just between Friends, Orion, 1986. Richard Mason, Crocodile Dundee (also known as " Crocodile...

Find thousands of answers for hundreds of subjects at Smart QandA .

All answers verified by trusted sources at Encyclopedia.com

Try Smart QandA now!

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: