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第30回（1948年） Winner
Percy Alfred Scholes
パーシー・アルフレッド・スコールズ
Pāshī Arufureddo Sukōruzu
別名:
Percy A. Scholes / Percy Scholes
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1877-07-24 （Leeds (Headingley), England）
- 死没
- 1958-07-31 （Vevey, Switzerland） 81歳
- 国籍
- British, English
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Leeds, England → Canterbury, England → Vevey, Switzerland → Grahamstown, South Africa → England → Cornaux, Chamby sur Montreux, Switzerland
経歴
- 職業
- Musician, Journalist, Writer, Organist, Schoolteacher, Music critic, Lecturer, Inspector of Music in Schools
- 活動期間
- 1907年〜1958年
- 所属
- Kent College, Canterbury, All Saints, Vevey, Kingswood College, Grahamstown, City of Leeds (Municipal) School of Music
- 所属団体
- Vice-president of the Vegetarian Society, Vice-president of the London Vegetarian Society, Patron of the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports
- 影響を受けた人物
- Charles Burney
- 影響を与えた人物
- John Owen Ward
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private education | — | None | — | — | United Kingdom |
Private education
None
国:
United Kingdom
Educated privately due to poor health as a child
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Great Dr Burney | — | University of Edinburgh | winner |
| 1956 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | recipient |
| 1930 | Officer of the Star of Rumania | — | — | Romania | officer |
| 1938 | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) | — | — | Society of Antiquaries of London | fellow |
| — | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) | — | — | Royal Historical Society | fellow |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1948
対象作品:
The Great Dr Burney
主催:
University of Edinburgh
結果:
winner
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1956
主催:
British Government
結果:
recipient
Officer of the Star of Rumania
1930
主催:
Romania
結果:
officer
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA)
1938
主催:
Society of Antiquaries of London
結果:
fellow
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
主催:
Royal Historical Society
結果:
fellow
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Oxford Companion to Music
1938年 Music encyclopediaComprehensive music encyclopedia with over a million words, largely written by Scholes himself.
Music appreciationFor amateur audiences
The Great Dr Burney
1948年 BiographyBiography of Charles Burney, winner of James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
Music historyBiographical literature
The Mirror of Music
1947年 Music history 960ページTwo-volume compilation from The Musical Times 1844-1944.
Music history
全著作
- Candidates Self Examiner in Scales, etc. (1907)
- The Music Student (ed). (1908 – 1921, later renamed The Music Teacher)
- Introduction to French Music (1917)
- Everyman and his Music (1917)
- An Introduction to British Music (1918)
- Listener’s Guide to Music (1919)
- Musical Appreciation in Schools (1920)
- Learning to Listen by Means of the Gramophone (1921)
- New works by modern British composers, Carnegie UK Trust (1921, 1924)
- Beginner’s Guide to Harmony (1922)
- The Book of the Great Musicians (1923)
- The First Book of the Gramophone Record (1924)
- The Appreciation of Music by Means of the Pianola and Duo-Art (1925)
- Everybody’s Guide to Broadcast Music (1925)
- Miniature History of Music (1928)
- Columbia History of Music Through Ear and Eye (1930)
- Miniature History of Opera (1931)
- Some Aesthetic and Everyday Reflections on the Vegetarian System of Diet (1931)
- Practical Lesson Plans in Musical Appreciation by Means of the Gramophone (1933)
- Puritans and Music (1934)
- Music: the Child and the Masterpiece (1935)
- Radio Times Music Handbook (1935)
- Oxford Companion to Music (1938)
- God Save the King! Its History and Romance (1942)
- The Mirror of Music (1947)
- The Great Doctor Burney (1948)
- Why I am a Vegetarian (1948)
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (1952)
- The Life and Adventures of Sir John Hawkins (1953)
- Oxford Junior Companion to Music (1954)
- God Save the Queen! The History and Romance of the World's First National Anthem (1954)
作風・主題
- 文体
- AnecdotalQuirkySalty personal styleSimplification for amateurs
- 頻出モチーフ
- Music appreciationGramophone for educationPlayer-piano rollsVegetarianism
健康
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Poor health in childhood幼少期Forced private education
評価・遺産
Best known for compiling the first edition of The Oxford Companion to Music, promoting music appreciation to wider audiences. Strict vegetarian.
資料所蔵先
- Library and Archives Canada
引用
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Handel was the more elegant composer, but Bach was the more thorough.
出典: The Oxford Companion to Music (1938年) -
Jazz is to serious music as daily journalism is to serious writing.
出典: The Oxford Companion to Music (1938年)
豆知識
- Strict vegetarian who ate two carrots for dinner at the Savile Club
- Pronounced 'skolz'
- Oldest brother was a Methodist missionary and vegetarian who lived to 98
- Publicly denounced plagiarism by Arthur Eaglefield Hull