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MACCABE.
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lege, London After his return to Australia
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he founded tlie Victorian Tonic Sol-fa Asso-
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ciation, and was its first president. In 1890
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he graduated Mus. Bac. and INIus. Doc, Dub-
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lin. He holds the office of Inspector of Music
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to the IMelbourne Educational Department.
to the Melbourne Educational Department.
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He has composed Ps. 103 for soprano solo,
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d uble chorus, and orchestra; school cantatas,
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Christmas Greeting; Victoria; Children's
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Festival ; Ode for Melbourne Sunday School
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Union, etc.
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Maccabe, Frederick 258-L-12
Maccabe, Frederick, tenor vocalist, ven-
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triloquist and entertainer, who has travelled
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all over Brit m and the colonies with a mono-
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logue entertainment, partly musical, partly
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ventriloquial. He also sang in comic opera,
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and appeared on the stage. About 1860, his
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entertainment entitled " Begone dull care,"
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was produced at Dublin, London, and other
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towns. He has composed the following songs
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— Cease thy reposing. Fluttering on the line.
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Lady rise, Olj^tina'e man. Oh happy days of
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youth. Radiant blars, Sailing of the ship,
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Whisperings of hope, etc. Also author of
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" Art of Ventriloquism, including directions
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to learners," London, 1875. " Voice produc-
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tion," Wolveihampton, 1893.
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MacCalla, James 258-L-28
MacCalla, James, composer and teacher,
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was born about the end of last centur}'. He
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was a musician m London, and a member of
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the Royal Society of Musicians. Died Lon-
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don, April 3, 1847. He composed " Life, a
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cantata," 1840; Songs, pf. music, etc., and
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edited " The Choir and Congregational Part
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Book . . ," London, [1844].
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MacCann, J. H 258-L-36
MacCann, J. H., concertina player, in
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business as a concertina maker, at Plymouth.
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Has appeared at many concerts in the locality.
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Author of "New method of instructions for
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the new Chromatic Duet English Concertina
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. . . ," London [1885].
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MacCunn, Hamish 258-L-42
MacCunn, Hamish, composer, born at
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Greenock, .March 22, 1868. Son of James
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MacCunn, shipowner, of Greenock. Com-
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menced the study of music at an early age,
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and on the openmg of the R.C.IM., in 1883,
and on the openmg of the R.C.M., in 1883,
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won a Scholarship for composition. His
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principal teacher was Dr. Hubert Parry. The
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Scholarship he resigned in 1886. He became
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known as a composer the next year, through
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the instrumentality of Mr. August ]\Ianns,
the instrumentality of Mr. August Manns,
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and in 1888, received a commission to com-
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pose a cantata for the Glasgow Choral Union.
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In May, 1888, he gave a series of Orchestral
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Concerts in the studio of Mr. John Pettie,
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R.A., whose daughter he married in June,
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1889. He was appointed a Professor of Har-
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mony at the R.A.M., in 1888, a post he held
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until 1894. In 1892, he was conductor of the
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Hampstead Conservatoire Orchestral Society.
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He has conducted performances of his com-
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positions in different places.
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Works. — Operas: Jeanie Deans (Jos. Ben-

MACDONALD.
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nett), produced, Carl Rosa Company, Edin-
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burgh, November 15, 1894 ; and Diarmid and
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Ghrin^ (Marquis of Lome), composed 1896.
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Cantatas, etc.: Bonny Kilmeuy, op. 2, 1888;
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Lord UUin's Daughter, op. 4, Crystal Palace,
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February 18, 1.S88; The Lay of the Last Mins-
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trel, Glasgow Choral Union, December 18,
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1888 ; The Cameronian's Dream, op. 10,
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Edinburgh, January 27, 1890 ; Psalm 8, com-
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posed for opening of Edinburgh Exhibition,
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May 1, 1890 ; Queen Hynde of Caledon, Glas-
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gow, January 28, 1892 ; The death of Parry
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Reed, men's chorus and orchestra. Orches-
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tral: Overture, Cior Mhor, Greenock, January
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22, 1887 ; Concert overture. Land of the
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mountain and the flood, Crystal Palace, No-
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vember 5, 1887 ; Orchestral ballad, The Ship
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o' the fiend, Henschel Concerts, February 21,
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1888 ; Ballad overture. The Dowie Dens o'
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Yarrow, Crystal Palace, October 13, 1888 ;
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Highland meinories, 3 pieces. Songs : To
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Julia, weeping; Pour forth the wine; Ave
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]\Iaria (The Lady of the lake) ; Six love
Maria (The Lady of the lake) ; Six love
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lyrics ; Six songs (Lady Lindsay) ; Six songs
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(Robert Bridge) ; Album of seven songs (George
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Macdonald) ; Part-songs, etc. Pieces for 'cello
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and pf. Set of six Scotch dances forpf., etc.
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Macdonald, Alexander 258-R-28
Macdonald, Alexander, musician of last
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half of 18th and early part of present centu-
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ries. He was joint music-master of Heriot's
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Hospital, Edinburgh, 1807-10, with Archibald
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Macdonald, his father, or other relative ; and
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held the post of precentor of Old Greyfriar's
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Church, Edinburgh, from 1804 to 1817. He
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compiled " A new collection of Vocal Music,
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containing Church tunes, anthems, and songs
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for the use of the several hospitals of this
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city," Edinburgh, 1807. He is also, in all
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probability, the author of " The Notation of
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Music simplified, or the development of a
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system in which the characters employed
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in the notation of language are applied to the
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notation of music," Glasgow, 1826.
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Macdonald, Donald 258-R-44
Macdonald, Donald, musician, who flou-
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rished at the end of last and beginning of the
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present century. Compiler of a " Collection
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of the ancient martial music of Caledonia,
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called Piobaireachd, as performed on the
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great Highland bagpijDC, adapted to the piano-
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forte and violoncello, with some old Highland
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lilts, etc," Edinburgh, ii.d. This work in-
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cludes a tutor for the bagpipe. A collection
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of Macdonald's quicksteps, strathspeys, reels,
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and jigs was issued by Messrs. J. & R. Glen,
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of Edinburgh.
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Macdonald, John Denis 258-R-56
Macdonald, John Denis, M.D. and
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P.R.S. Held various public appointments,
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and was inspector-general of hospitals and
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fleets, 1880-6. Author of " Sound and colour,
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their relations, analogies and harmonies," Lon-
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don, 1869. "Naval Hygiene," 1881, etc.
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Macdonald, Lieutenant-Col. John 258-R-62
Macdonald, Lieutenant=CoI. John,
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musician and writer, born in 1759. Son of


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