His early contact with the music world was as a musical correspondent for several European newspapers and periodicals .
He was largely self - taught , though he spent 1912 in Europe where he met the composers Busoni and Schoenberg .
His early contact with the music world was as a musical correspondent for several Europe newspapers and periodicals .
He was largely self - taught , though he spent 1912 in Europe where he met the composers Busoni and Schoenberg .