(b Brookline, ma, 20 Nov 1873; d Greenwich, ct , 4 Dec 1953). American composer, grandson of Lowell Mason. He studied at Harvard (1891-5) and with Chadwick and Goetschius and taught at Columbia (1905-42). At first he concentrated on writing about music but from 1907 he gave more attention to composing, and in 1913 he had further lessons in Paris with d′Indy, who influenced him strongly without turning him from Brahms. He was a conservative composer and meticulous technician. His works include three symphonies (1914, 1929, 1936), chamber music (String Quartet on Negro Themes, 1919) and songs.

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