Percy A. Scholes

Percy Alfred Scholes (pronounced skolz; 24 July 1877 – 31 July 1958) was an English musician, journalist, vegetarianism activist and prolific writer, whose best-known achievement was his compilation of the first edition of the Oxford Companion to Music. His 1948 biography The Great Dr Burney was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

Birth and Death Data: Born Leeds (city in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom), Died July 31, 1958 (Vevey (city and municipality on Lake Geneva, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: editor

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) CA16221 10-in. between October 1937 and January 1938 Tarantella from serenata Paul Draper ; George Eskdale ; Reginald Kell ; Anthony Pini ; Jean Pougnet Instrumental quintet editor  
Columbia (U.K.) CA16713 10-in. between October 1937 and January 1938 Buch der hängenden Gärten Mosco Carner ; Erica Storm Soprano vocal solo, with piano editor  
Columbia (U.K.) CA17004 10-in. 6/20/1938 I breathed the breath of blossoms red Charles Kullman ; Malcolm Sargent Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra editor  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Scholes, Percy A.," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359019.

Scholes, Percy A.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359019.

"Scholes, Percy A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359019

External Sources

Wikipedia: Percy Scholes

Grove: Percy A. Scholes

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Scholes, Percy A., 1877-1958 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50002790

Wikidata: Percy Scholes - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7167563

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/76403008

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/640 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/640

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