| 40036: | and M. Garcia. Organist of the Old Episcopal |
| 40037: | Chapel, Glasgow, 1827, where he remained |
| 40038: | five or six years ; of St. Mary's Episcopal |
| 40039: | Church till 1834 ; and of St. Jude's Episcopal |
| 40040: | Church till about 1857. Precentor of Park |
| 40041: | Church, 1859-1866. He was conductor of the |
| 40042: | Glasgow Amateur Musical Society, and it was |
| 40043: | under him the first performance of Handel's |
| 40044: | " Messiah " was given in Glasgow, on April 2, |
| 40045: | 1844. He removed to London about 1869-70, |
| 40046: | and was harmoniumist in Camden Road |
| 40047: | Presbyterian Church, 1871-1882 ; and con- |
| 40048: | ductor of the Camden Road Choral Society |
| 40049: | for a time. He retired from all professional |
| 40050: | work in 1882. He compiled Congregational |
| 40051: | Psalmody of St. Jude's Church, Glasgow, |
| 40052: | n.d. ; Selection of Sacred Music, containing a |
| 40053: | Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Chaunts, |
| 40054: | Te Deums, etc. ; Park Church Psalmody, |
| 40055: | Glasgow, 1860; The Chorale and Supplement- |
| 40056: | ary Psalmody, a Selection of Ancient German |
| 40057: | and' other Chorales .. Glasgow, n.d.; The |
| 40058: | Scripture Chant Book. .Glasgow, n.d. Songs |
| 40059: | in " Lyric Gems of Scotland," etc. |
| 40060: | |
| 40061: | Macfarren, Sir George Alexander 260-L-25 Macfarren, Sir Qeorge Alexander, Macfarren, Sir George Alexander, |
| 40062: | composer, author, and professor, born in |
| 40063: | London, March 2, 1813. He studied under |
| 40064: | his father, George Macfarren (1788-1843), the |
| 40065: | dramatist, and under Charles Lucas in 1827, |
| 40066: | and Cipriani Potter at the R.A.M., 1829. In |
| 40067: | 1834 he became a professor at the R.A.M., |
| 40068: | and on March 16, 1875, was appointed Pro- |
| 40069: | fessor of Music at Cambridge University. |
| 40070: | He was Mus. Bac. and Doc. Mus., Cantab., |
| 40071: | in April, 1876. He became Principal of |
| 40072: | R.A.M. in 1876, and was knighted in 1883. |
| 40073: | He died in London, October 31, 1887. For |
| 40074: | many years he was blind. |
| 40075: | |
| 40076: | Works. — Operas : Devil's opera (libretto by |
| 40077: | Geo. Macfarren), English Opera House, Lon- |
| 40078: | don, August 13, 1838 ; Don Quixote (G. Mac- |
| 40079: | farren), Drury Lane, 1846 ; King Charles the |
| 40080: | Second (D. Ryan), Princess' Theatre, October |
| 40081: | 27, 1849; The" sleeper awakened (J. Oxenford), |
| 40082: | H.M. Theatre, 1850; Robin Hood (J. Oxen- |
| 40083: | ford i, H.M. Theatre, 1860; Jessy Lea (J. Oxen- |
| 40084: | ford), Gallery of Illustration, 1863 ; She stoops |
| 40085: | to conquer (E. Fitzball), Covent Garden, 1864 ; |
| 40086: | Soldier's Legacy (J. Oxenford), Gallery of |
| 40087: | Illustration, 1864 ; Helvellyn (J. Oxenford), |
| 40088: | Covent Garden, 1864 ; Prince of Modena (MS.); |
| 40089: | Caractacus (MS.) ; El Malhechor (MS.) ; Allan |
| 40090: | of Aberfeldy (MS.). Maf<ques: Emlilematical |
| 40091: | tribute, on Her Majesty's marriage (G. Mac- |
| 40092: | f,arren), Drury Lane, 1840; Freya's Gift |
| 40093: | (J. Oxenford), on marriage of the Prince of |
| 40094: | Wales, Covent Garden, 1863. Farces avd |
| 40095: | Melodramas : Mrs. G., Queen's Theatre, 1831 ; |
| 40096: | Maid of Switzerland, Queen's Theatre, 1832 ; |
| 40097: | Genevieve, 1834 ; I and my Double, 1835 ; |
| 40098: | Old oak tree, 1835 (English Opera House) ; |
| 40099: | If the cap fit ye, wear it, 1836 ; Innocent sins, |
| 40100: | 1836 ; Love among the roses, 1839 ; Agnes |
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