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Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher. As a composer, he is best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music and works for the stage. He had many successes as a composer, producing over 90 compositions. Some of his early compositions were performed as a student at the
"Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell"
Grove Music Online (requires subscription), accessed 27 September 2009 He composed the following works:Carnegie, Moir, rev. Rosemary Firman.
"Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell (1847–1935)"
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 28 Sept 2009 ;Orchestral works: * 1862 - ''Festmarsch'' * 1864 - Concert Overture * 1869 - Overture to a Comedy * 1876 - Cervantes, overture (fp. Sondershausen, 2 September 1877) * 1878 - Scherzo (fp. Crystal Palace, London, 18 October 1878) * 1879 - ''Rhapsodie Ecossaise'', Op.21 (fp. Edinburgh Choral Union, 5 January 1880) * 1880 - ''Burns'' econd Scottish Rhapsody Op.24 (fp. Glasgow, January 1881) * 1880 - ''Tempo di Ballo'', overture * 1883 - ''La belle dame sans merci'', tone poem, Op.29 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 9 May 1883) * 1888 - ''Benedictus'', for orchestra, Op.37 No.3 * 1888 - ''Twelfth Night'', overture, Op.40 (fp. St James's Hall, London, 4 June 1888) * 1894 - ''Britannia'', nautical overture, Op.52 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 17 May 1894) * 1894 - ''From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra'', Op.53 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 3 April 1895) * 1902 - Coronation March, Op.63 (fp. Alhambra Theatre, London, 13 May 1902) * 1902 - ''London Day by Day'', suite, Op.64 (fp. Norwich Festival, 22 October 1902) * 1904 - ''Canadian Rhapsody'', Op.67 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 15 March 1905) * 1910 - ''La Savannah'', air de ballet, Op.72 (fp. Bournemouth, 6 April 1911) * 1911 - ''Tam o’Shanter'' hird Scottish Rhapsody Op.74 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 20 May 1911) * 1911 - ''An English Joy-Peal'', Op.75 (fp. Westminster Abbey, London, 22 June 1911) * 1911 - ''Invocation'', Op.76 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 21 March 1912) * 1915 - ''Ancient Scots Tunes'', Op.82 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 31 August 1916) * 1922 - ''Youth, Sport, Loyalty'', overture, Op.90 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 20 July 1922) ;Concertante works: * 1875 - Larghetto and Allegretto, for cello and orchestra, Op.10 * 1884-85 - Violin Concerto in C♯ minor, Op.32 (fp. Birmingham Festival, 26 August 1885) * 1889 - ''Pibroch'', suite for violin and orchestra, Op.42 (fp. Leeds Festival, 10 October 1889) * 1891 - ''Highland Ballad'', for violin and orchestra, Op.47 No.1 (fp. St James's Hall, London, 17 May 1893) * 1897 - '' Scottish Concerto'', for piano and orchestra, Op.55 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 24 March 1897) * 1906-07 - Suite, for violin and orchestra, Op.68 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 18 February 1907) ;Choral works: * 1881 - ''The Bride'', cantata, Op.25 (fp. Worcester Festival, 6 September 1881) * 1882 - ''Jason'', cantata, Op.26 (fp. Bristol Festival, 19 October 1882) * 1884 - ''The Rose of Sharon'', dramatic oratorio, Op.30 (fp. Norwich Festival, 16 October 1884) * 1886 - ''The Story of Sayid'', cantata, Op.34 (fp. Leeds Festival, 13 October 1886) * 1887 - ''A Jubilee Ode'', for soli, chorus and orchestra, Op.36 (fp. Crystal Palace, London, 22 June 1887) * 1887 - ''The New Covenant'', ode for chorus, military band and organ, Op.38 (fp. Glasgow International Festival, 8 May 1888) * 1888-89 - ''The Dream of Jubal'', poem with music, Op.41 (fp. Liverpool Philharmonic Society, 5 February 1889) * 1889 - ''The Cotter’s Saturday Night'', cantata, Op.39 (fp. Edinburgh Choral Union, 16 December 1889) * 1891 - ''Veni Creator Spiritus'', cantata, Op.46 (fp. Birmingham Festival, 6 October 1891) * 1892 - ''Bethlehem'', mystery ratorio Op.49 (fp. Royal Albert Hall, London, 12 April 1894) * 1904 - ''The Witch’s Daughter'', cantata, Op.66 (fp. Leeds Festival, 5 October 1904) * 1908 - ''The Sun-God’s Return'', cantata, Op.69 (fp. Cardiff Festival, 21 September 1910) ;Operatic works:
* 1882-83 - ''Colomba'', lyrical drama, Op.28 (fp. Drury Lane Theatre, London, 9 April 1883)
* 1886 - ''The Troubadour'', lyrical drama, Op.33 (fp. Drury Lane Theatre, London, 8 June 1886)
* 1897 - '' His Majesty; or, The Court of Vingolia'', comic opera (fp. Savoy Theatre, London, 20 February 1897) ull score lost* 1901 - ''The Cricket on the Hearth'', Op.62 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 6 June 1914)
* 1904-05 - ''The Knights of the Road'', operetta, Op.65 (fp. Palace Theatre, London, 27 February 1905) ull score lost* 1916-20 - ''The Eve of St John'', Op.87 (fp. British National Opera Company, Liverpool, 16 April 1924)
;Incidental music:
* 1890 - ''Ravenswood'', Op.45 (fp. Lyceum Theatre, London, September 1890) ull score lost* 1891 - ''Marmion'', Op.43 (fp. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, April 1891)
* 1897 - ''The Little Minister'', Op.57 (fp. Haymarket Theatre, London, 6 November 1897)
* 1898 - ''Manfred'', Op.58 (written for the Lyceum Theatre, London, but the production was cancelled)
* 1901 - ''Coriolanus'', Op.61 (fp. Lyceum Theatre, London, 15 April 1901)
;Musical recitation:
* 1890 ''Ellen McJones'', recitation with piano
* 1895 - ''Eugene Aram'', recitation with orchestra, Op.59 No.2 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 2 October 1895) ull score lost* 1911 - ''Dickens in Camp'', recitation with piano
;Chamber:
* 1867 - Piano Trio in Bb
* 1868 - String Quartet in G
* 1873 - Piano Quartet in Eb, Op. 11
* 1882 - Three pieces for organ, Op.27
* 1888 - Six pieces for violin and piano, Op.37
* 1895 - ''From the North'', nine pieces for violin and piano, Op.53
* 1905 - ''Larghetto religioso'' for violin and piano
* 1913 - ''Invocation'' for violin and piano, Op.76
* 1915 - ''Four Dance Measures'' for violin and piano, Op.80
* 1920 - ''In Memoriam'', postlude for organ and violin
* 1922 - ''Distant Chimes'' for violin and piano, Op.89
* 1924 - ''Gipsy Dance'' for violin and piano
* 1928 - Two pieces for violin and piano, Op.91
;Piano solo:
* 1861 - ''Nocturne''
* 1861 - Variations in E minor
* 1862 - ''Sehnsucht''
* 1862 - ''Ungarisch''
* 1876 - ''Rustic Scenes'', Op.9
* 1877 - ''Five Pieces'', Op.13
* 1877 - ''Trois Morceaux'', Op.15
* 1879 - ''Six Compositions'', Op.20
* 1880 - ''Scenes in the Scottish Highlands'' (three pieces), Op.23
* 1885? - ''Six Song Transcriptions by
Discussion of violin pieces
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher. As a composer, he is best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music and works for the stage. He had many successes as a composer, producing over 90 compositions. Some of his early compositions were performed as a student at the Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...
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Grove Music Online (requires subscription), accessed 27 September 2009 He composed the following works:Carnegie, Moir, rev. Rosemary Firman.
"Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell (1847–1935)"
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 28 Sept 2009 ;Orchestral works: * 1862 - ''Festmarsch'' * 1864 - Concert Overture * 1869 - Overture to a Comedy * 1876 - Cervantes, overture (fp. Sondershausen, 2 September 1877) * 1878 - Scherzo (fp. Crystal Palace, London, 18 October 1878) * 1879 - ''Rhapsodie Ecossaise'', Op.21 (fp. Edinburgh Choral Union, 5 January 1880) * 1880 - ''Burns'' econd Scottish Rhapsody Op.24 (fp. Glasgow, January 1881) * 1880 - ''Tempo di Ballo'', overture * 1883 - ''La belle dame sans merci'', tone poem, Op.29 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 9 May 1883) * 1888 - ''Benedictus'', for orchestra, Op.37 No.3 * 1888 - ''Twelfth Night'', overture, Op.40 (fp. St James's Hall, London, 4 June 1888) * 1894 - ''Britannia'', nautical overture, Op.52 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 17 May 1894) * 1894 - ''From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra'', Op.53 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 3 April 1895) * 1902 - Coronation March, Op.63 (fp. Alhambra Theatre, London, 13 May 1902) * 1902 - ''London Day by Day'', suite, Op.64 (fp. Norwich Festival, 22 October 1902) * 1904 - ''Canadian Rhapsody'', Op.67 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 15 March 1905) * 1910 - ''La Savannah'', air de ballet, Op.72 (fp. Bournemouth, 6 April 1911) * 1911 - ''Tam o’Shanter'' hird Scottish Rhapsody Op.74 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 20 May 1911) * 1911 - ''An English Joy-Peal'', Op.75 (fp. Westminster Abbey, London, 22 June 1911) * 1911 - ''Invocation'', Op.76 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 21 March 1912) * 1915 - ''Ancient Scots Tunes'', Op.82 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 31 August 1916) * 1922 - ''Youth, Sport, Loyalty'', overture, Op.90 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 20 July 1922) ;Concertante works: * 1875 - Larghetto and Allegretto, for cello and orchestra, Op.10 * 1884-85 - Violin Concerto in C♯ minor, Op.32 (fp. Birmingham Festival, 26 August 1885) * 1889 - ''Pibroch'', suite for violin and orchestra, Op.42 (fp. Leeds Festival, 10 October 1889) * 1891 - ''Highland Ballad'', for violin and orchestra, Op.47 No.1 (fp. St James's Hall, London, 17 May 1893) * 1897 - '' Scottish Concerto'', for piano and orchestra, Op.55 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 24 March 1897) * 1906-07 - Suite, for violin and orchestra, Op.68 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 18 February 1907) ;Choral works: * 1881 - ''The Bride'', cantata, Op.25 (fp. Worcester Festival, 6 September 1881) * 1882 - ''Jason'', cantata, Op.26 (fp. Bristol Festival, 19 October 1882) * 1884 - ''The Rose of Sharon'', dramatic oratorio, Op.30 (fp. Norwich Festival, 16 October 1884) * 1886 - ''The Story of Sayid'', cantata, Op.34 (fp. Leeds Festival, 13 October 1886) * 1887 - ''A Jubilee Ode'', for soli, chorus and orchestra, Op.36 (fp. Crystal Palace, London, 22 June 1887) * 1887 - ''The New Covenant'', ode for chorus, military band and organ, Op.38 (fp. Glasgow International Festival, 8 May 1888) * 1888-89 - ''The Dream of Jubal'', poem with music, Op.41 (fp. Liverpool Philharmonic Society, 5 February 1889) * 1889 - ''The Cotter’s Saturday Night'', cantata, Op.39 (fp. Edinburgh Choral Union, 16 December 1889) * 1891 - ''Veni Creator Spiritus'', cantata, Op.46 (fp. Birmingham Festival, 6 October 1891) * 1892 - ''Bethlehem'', mystery ratorio Op.49 (fp. Royal Albert Hall, London, 12 April 1894) * 1904 - ''The Witch’s Daughter'', cantata, Op.66 (fp. Leeds Festival, 5 October 1904) * 1908 - ''The Sun-God’s Return'', cantata, Op.69 (fp. Cardiff Festival, 21 September 1910) ;Operatic works:
* 1882-83 - ''Colomba'', lyrical drama, Op.28 (fp. Drury Lane Theatre, London, 9 April 1883)
* 1886 - ''The Troubadour'', lyrical drama, Op.33 (fp. Drury Lane Theatre, London, 8 June 1886)
* 1897 - '' His Majesty; or, The Court of Vingolia'', comic opera (fp. Savoy Theatre, London, 20 February 1897) ull score lost* 1901 - ''The Cricket on the Hearth'', Op.62 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 6 June 1914)
* 1904-05 - ''The Knights of the Road'', operetta, Op.65 (fp. Palace Theatre, London, 27 February 1905) ull score lost* 1916-20 - ''The Eve of St John'', Op.87 (fp. British National Opera Company, Liverpool, 16 April 1924)
;Incidental music:
* 1890 - ''Ravenswood'', Op.45 (fp. Lyceum Theatre, London, September 1890) ull score lost* 1891 - ''Marmion'', Op.43 (fp. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, April 1891)
* 1897 - ''The Little Minister'', Op.57 (fp. Haymarket Theatre, London, 6 November 1897)
* 1898 - ''Manfred'', Op.58 (written for the Lyceum Theatre, London, but the production was cancelled)
* 1901 - ''Coriolanus'', Op.61 (fp. Lyceum Theatre, London, 15 April 1901)
;Musical recitation:
* 1890 ''Ellen McJones'', recitation with piano
* 1895 - ''Eugene Aram'', recitation with orchestra, Op.59 No.2 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 2 October 1895) ull score lost* 1911 - ''Dickens in Camp'', recitation with piano
;Chamber:
* 1867 - Piano Trio in Bb
* 1868 - String Quartet in G
* 1873 - Piano Quartet in Eb, Op. 11
* 1882 - Three pieces for organ, Op.27
* 1888 - Six pieces for violin and piano, Op.37
* 1895 - ''From the North'', nine pieces for violin and piano, Op.53
* 1905 - ''Larghetto religioso'' for violin and piano
* 1913 - ''Invocation'' for violin and piano, Op.76
* 1915 - ''Four Dance Measures'' for violin and piano, Op.80
* 1920 - ''In Memoriam'', postlude for organ and violin
* 1922 - ''Distant Chimes'' for violin and piano, Op.89
* 1924 - ''Gipsy Dance'' for violin and piano
* 1928 - Two pieces for violin and piano, Op.91
;Piano solo:
* 1861 - ''Nocturne''
* 1861 - Variations in E minor
* 1862 - ''Sehnsucht''
* 1862 - ''Ungarisch''
* 1876 - ''Rustic Scenes'', Op.9
* 1877 - ''Five Pieces'', Op.13
* 1877 - ''Trois Morceaux'', Op.15
* 1879 - ''Six Compositions'', Op.20
* 1880 - ''Scenes in the Scottish Highlands'' (three pieces), Op.23
* 1885? - ''Six Song Transcriptions by Giuseppe Buonamici
Giuseppe Buonamici (19 February 1846 – 18 March 1914) was an Italian composer, pianist and musicologist.
Life
Grandson of the opera singer Ferdinando Ceccherini, Buonamici was born in Florence. He started very early his musical studies, and ...
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* 1899 - ''Morris Dance''
* 1909 - ''Fantasia'' in Eb, Op.70
* 1915 - ''English Air with Variations'', Op.81
* 1916 - ''Jottings – 6 Cheerful Little Pieces'' (Books 1 and 2)
* 1916 - ''Odds and Ends'' (four pieces), Op.83
* 1921 - ''Varying Moods'' (four pieces)
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*{{IMSLP, id=Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell, cname=Alexander Mackenzie Mackenzie Works by Scottish musicians