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Sir George Dyson (1883–1964)

Anthony Devas (1911–1958)

Royal College of Music

Sir George Dyson (1883–1964)

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Director of the Royal College of Music (RCM) from 1938 to 1952, Sir George Dyson (1883–1964) was the first Director to be a former scholar of the College. A composition student of Stanford from 1900 to 1904, he was awarded a Mendelssohn Scholarship to travel and study in Italy and Germany. He returned in 1907, working in education until the First World War. Following the completion of a doctorate at Oxford, he became a professor at the RCM in 1918, and published an influential monograph on new music. Upon his appointment as Director of the RCM in 1938, he redesigned the curriculum and created a Contemporary Music Society. He remained an active and successful composer throughout his career.

Royal College of Music

London

Title

Sir George Dyson (1883–1964)

Date

1952

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 72.5 x W 62 cm

Accession number

PPHC000024

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Royal College of Music Council, 1952

Work type

Painting

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Anthony Devas

1911–1958

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