(b Newton ma, 5 Jan 1871; d Westwood ma, 8 June 1940). American composer. He studied with Paine at Harvard (1889-93), with Chadwick, and with Rheinberger at the Munich Academy (1896-8). On returning to the USA, he became active in Boston musical life, teaching and composing. His The Pipe of Desire (1905) was the first American opera presented at the Met (1910); his second opera, The Sacrifice, was given in Boston in 1911. Other works include five symphonies and several symphonic poems, notably The Mystic Trumpeter (1904).
