MASON, DANIEL GREGORY

born Nov. 20, 1873, Brookline, Mass., U.S. died Dec. 4, 1953, Greenwich, Conn. composer in the German-influenced Boston group of U.S. composers. Mason was the grandson of the music publisher and educator Lowell Mason and the son of Henry Mason, a founder of the Mason & Hamlin Co. piano firm. He studied with John K. Paine at Harvard and with Vincent d'Indy in Paris. From 1910 to 1942 he taught at Columbia University. His music was conservative in form and shows strong influence of the German Romantic composers. He also employed some devices of French Impressionism and Russian Modernism. His works include three symphonies, chamber works, and the overture Chanticleer, for which he is best remembered. He published several books of essays and teaching guides.