Alfred Edward Moffat (1863–1950) was a Scottish musician, composer and collector of music. He was born in Edinburgh on 4 December 1863. His father was John Moffat, a photographer, and his mother was Sophia Maria Knott. He was educated at

Edinburgh Collegiate School Edinburgh Collegiate School was located at 27/28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. The school was established in 1868. Notable former pupils * Thomas Hastie Bryce (1862–1946), anatomist, medical author and archaeologist * W. K. Burton (1856–189 ...

in 27-28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Moffat studied musical composition in

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for five years under

Ludwig Bussler Ludwig Bussler (26 November 1838 – 18 January 1900) was a German musical instructor, critic and conductor. He was born in Berlin. His father, Robert Bussler, was a painter, author and privy counsellor. He was a pupil of A.E. Grell, Siegfried ...

. He remained in Berlin for another six years writing for German music publishing firms.Who was Who. (1941) London: Adam & Charles Black, 2nd ed. 1967, Vol. IV, 1941-1950, pp. 803-804. He returned to

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in the late 1890s, and devoted himself to the rediscovery of British violin players of the late 18th century and earlier. Most significantly, he edited the Schott's Kammersonaten hamber Sonataseries, and instigated Novello's Old English Violin Music series. He was also a Member of the Court of Assistants of the

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. He died in

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, London on 6 June 1950 aged 86.

Musical Compositions

* ''Abendlied.'' Violin and piano. (Arranged by A. Moffat.) Author:

Edward German Sir Edward German (17 February 1862 – 11 November 1936) was an English musician and composer of Welsh descent, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of ...

1862-1936. Contributor: Alfred Moffat. London : A. Lengnick & Co,

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* ''Cherry ripe.'' Two-part Song. Arranged by A. Moffat. Author:

Charles Edward Horn Charles Edward Horn (21 June 1786 – 21 October 1849) was an English composer and singer. Life and career Horn was born in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, to Charles Frederick Horn and his wife, Diana Dupont. He was the eldest of their seven ...

. Contributor: Alfred Moffat. A Collection of Two-Part Songs for Treble Voices, etc. Fourth series. London : J. Williams, 1920. * ''4 Sonaten.'' Für Violoncello mit Klavierbegleitung bearbeitet von A. Moffat. ioloncello parts revised byW. E. Whitehouse. cores and parts.Author:

Benedetto Marcello Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (; 31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739) was an Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher. Life Born in Venice, Benedetto Marcello was a member of a noble family and in his compositions he is f ...

1686-1739. Contributors: Alfred Moffat; W. E Whitehouse (William Edward), 1859-1935. Mainz, etc.: B. Schott's Söhne, . 1920* ''Jig and Saraband.'' eyboardArranged by H. Craxton and A. Moffat. Author:

Matthew Dubourg Matthew Dubourg (1703 – 3 July 1767) was an English violinist, conductor, and composer who spent most of his life in Ireland. Among other achievements, Dubourg led the orchestra at the premiere of Georg Friedrich Handel's great oratorio Messia ...

1703-1767. Contributors:

Harold Craxton Thomas Harold Hunt Craxton (30 April 188530 March 1971) was an English pianist, teacher and composer. Born in London, and growing up in Devizes, Craxton began studying piano with Tobias Matthay and Cuthbert Whitemore in 1907, and made a name for ...

arranger; Alfred Edward Moffat arranger. Series: Craxton-Moffat collection of old keyboard music. London: Cramer, c1930.Publications as listed in the British Library catalogue, available at http://www.bl.uk

Musical Collections

* ''Meisterschule der Alten Zeit.'' Comprising 42 violin sonatas, 18 violoncello sonatas, 22 trio sonatas, and contains sonatas by previously unknown 18th century English composers for the violin; * ''4 trio sonatas'' by

Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest En ...

(g minor),

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

and

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(2); * ''Kammersonaten,'' 35 violin sonatas; * ''Old English Violin Music''; * ''French Violin Music of the 18th century'', 24 numbers; * ''English Music of the 18th century'', 35 numbers; * ''Old Keyboard Music'' (with

); * Volumes of folk songs, each containing 200 songs with piano accompaniment: ::Minstrelsy of England, Minstrelsy of Scotland, Minstrelsy of Ireland, Minstrelsy of Wales, Minstrelsy of the Scottish Highlands (with Gaelic and English words), Songs of the Georgian Period, Characteristic Songs and Dances of all Nations (with J.D. Brown), A Garland of English Folk Songs, Folk Songs of the North Countrie (the last two with

Frank Kidson Frank Kidson (15 November 1855 – 7 November 1926) was an English folksong collector and music scholar. Career He was born in Leeds, where he lived for most of his life.Palmer (2004). He worked briefly with his brother in an antique busine ...

), English Peasant Songs (with Ethel Kidson); * ''Melodious Scotland'', 18 numbers; * ''Old Master Songs''; * Many arrangements of songs, duets etc., by

References

External links

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''Little Songs of Long Ago''
From the Collections at the

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''Our Old Nursery Rhymes ''
From the Collections at the

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moffat, Alfred Edward Scottish composers Collectors 1863 births 1950 deaths People educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School