Daniel Gregory Mason, 80, composer and author on musical subjects, died at his home Friday night. Mason, who was a professor emeritus at Columbia University, composed for the piano and string instruments. He was the creator of three symphonies. A native of Brookline Massachusetts, Mason was a graduate of Harvard.
Daniel Mason came from a long line of notable American musicians, including his father Henry Mason, and his grandfather Lowell Mason. He studied under John Knowles Paine at Harvard University from 1891 to 1895, continuing his studies with George Chadwick and Goetschius.
Wife: Mary L. Taintor as you like to do is in you
Brother: Henry L. Mason Sr. of Boston.
Daniel Gregory Mason, 80, composer and author on musical subjects, died at his home Friday night. Mason, who was a professor emeritus at Columbia University, composed for the piano and string instruments. He was the creator of three symphonies. A native of Brookline Massachusetts, Mason was a graduate of Harvard.
Daniel Mason came from a long line of notable American musicians, including his father Henry Mason, and his grandfather Lowell Mason. He studied under John Knowles Paine at Harvard University from 1891 to 1895, continuing his studies with George Chadwick and Goetschius.
Wife: Mary L. Taintor as you like to do is in you
Brother: Henry L. Mason Sr. of Boston.
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