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MACKENZIE.
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burgh, under the successive management of
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Murray, Glover and Wyndham. He died at
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Edinburgh, October 2, 1857. He edited
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"National Dance Music of Scotland," Edin-
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burgh, n.d. ; new editioia, with additions, by
burgh, n.d. ; new edition, with additions, by
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A. C. Mackenzie, London, 1889, 3 books.
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" Six Scotch Airs for Violin." " One hundred
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Scotch Airs for Violin." Songs : Grey hill
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plaid ; Nameless lassie ; Linton Lowrie, etc.
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Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell, Kt. 264-L-10
Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell,
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Kt., son of Alexander ^Mackenzie, composer,
Kt., son of Alexander Mackenzie, composer,
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violinist, and conductor, born at Edinburgh,
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August 22, 1847. Studied under his father,
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and at the age of ten was sent to Germany,
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where he studied at Schwarzburg-Sonders-
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hausen, under W. Uhlrich, violin, and Eduard
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Stein, composition. In 1861 he was a member
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of the Ducal orchestra. The next year he
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went to London, and entered the R.A.M.,
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gaining the King's Scholarship that year,
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1862. He studied under Sainton, Jewson,
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and Charles Lucas. In 1865 he returned to
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Edinburgh, and was engaged in tuition and
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composition. He was a j^rofessor at Queen
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Street Ladies' College ; Choirmaster at St.
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George's Church ; and conductor of the Scot-
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tish Vocal Association. Also member of the
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Festival orchestra, Birmingham, 1867-73 ;
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Concert-giver in Edinburgh, and Quartet-
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player. About this time his compositions
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began to attract attention, and in order to
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devote himself to this work, he went to live
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at Florence in 1879. He visited England
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occasionally to conduct coinpositions at the
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Worcester Festival, 1881 ; Bristol Festival,
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1882, etc. Returned to London in 1885, as
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conductor of the Novello Oratorio Concerts ;
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left London again in 1887, but after the
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death of Sir G. A. IMacfarren that year, he
death of Sir G. A. Macfarren that year, he
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became a candidate for the post of Principal
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of the R.A.M., and was elected, February 22,
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1888. In 1892, he was elected conductor of
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the Philharmonic Society, the first concert
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under his direction taking place, March 9,
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1898. He has conducted concerts at the
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Crystal Palace (October 20, 1894) ; Manchester
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(Hallo concert, December 5, 1895) ; Royal
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Choral Society (February 19, 1896), etc, ; and
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has given addresses on music in INIanchester
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and other places ; lectured at the Royal In-
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stitution, 1893, and 1895, etc.; and taken an
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active interest in the proceedings of the
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Incorporated Societ}^ of Musicians. He was
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elected Hon. Vice-President of the Edinburgh
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Choral Union, 1884 ; Glasgow Choral Union,
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1888; received the Gold Medal for Art and
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Science, from the Grand Duke of Hesse, 1884 ;
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elected Corresponding IMember, Istituto Reale
elected Corresponding Member, Istituto Reale
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diFirenze [1888] ; received the honorary degree
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of Mus. Doc, St. Andrews, 1886; Cambridge,
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1888; and Edinburgh, 1896; and in 1895, the
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honour of Knighthood from the Queen.
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Works. — Cantatas and Oratorios: The

MACKENZIE.
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Bride, Worcester Festival, 1881 ; Jason, Bris-
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tol, 1882 ; The Rose of Sharon, Norwich,
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1884 ; The Story of Sayid, Leeds, 1886 ;
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Jubilee Ode, Crystal Palace, June 22, 1887 ;
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The New Covenant, Glasgow, 1888; The
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Dream of Jubal, composed for Jubilee of
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Liverpool Philharmonic Society, performed,
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February 5, 1889 ; The Cottar's Saturday
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Night, iEdinburgh, December, 1892; Veni,
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Creator Spiritus, Birmingham Festival, 1891 ;
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Bethlehem, composed, 1892, produced. Royal
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Albert Hall, April 12, 1894. Operas: Col-
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omba, jpi'oduced, Drury Lane (Carl Rosa).
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April 9, 1883 ; The Troubadour, Drury Lane,
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June 8, 1886 ; His ]\Iajesty, comic opera,
June 8, 1886 ; His Majesty, comic opera,
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Savoy, February 20, 1897. Incidental music
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to Ravenswood, Lyceum, 1890 ; Marmion,
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1891 ; Choral odes for female voices for The
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Bride of Love (Buchanan), Adelphi, 1890.
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Orchestral : Scherzo, Glasgow, 1878 ; Scottish
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Rhapsodies, No. 1, op. 21 ; No. 2, op. 24
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(Burns) ; La Belle Dame sans Merci, Phil-
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harmonic Society, 1883. Overtures : Cer-
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vantes ; To a Comedy ; Tempo di Ballo ;
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Twelfth Night, composed in Italy, 1887-88,
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produced, Richter concerts, June 4, 1888 ;
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Britannia, Queen's Hall, May 17, 1894. Con-
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certo, op. 32, Birmingham Festival (Sarasate),
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1885 ; Pibroch, Leeds (Sarasate), 1886, both
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for violin and orchestra. Scottish Concerto,
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pf. and orchestra. Quartet in E flat, op. 11,
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pf. and strings; Six pieces for violin, op. 37 ;
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Highland ballad, violin, op. 47; Larghetto
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and allegro, pf. and 'cello, op. 10 ; From the
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North, 9 violin pieces. Rustic scenes, op. 9 ;
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Five pieces, op. 13 ; Six pieces, op. 20, and
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other comjjositions for pf. Three short pieces,
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organ. Seven anthems. Song of Love and
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Death (Tennyson), op. 7 ; Two songs, op. 12 ;
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Three songs (Christina Rossetti), op. 17;
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Eighteen songs, op. 31 ; Spring songs (7) ;
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Three Shakespeare sonnets, etc. The Empire
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Flag, solo and chorus ; part-songs, various.
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Vocal Melodies of Scotland, arranged for pf.
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Mackenzie, Marian 264-R-45
Mackenzie, Marian, contralto vocalist,
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born at Plymouth. Studied there under
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Samuel Weekes, and later at R. A.M. under A.
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Randegger. Westmoreland, and Parepa-Rosa
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Scholar; A.R.A.M.; Associate of the Philhar-
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monic Society. She made her debut at the
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London Ballad Concerts; sang at the Crystal
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Palace; Monday and Saturday Popular Con-
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certs ; and in the provinces. Her first Festival
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engagement was at Norwich, in 1890; then
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followed appearances at Leeds, 1892 ; Birming-
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ham, 1894, etc. She also sang at the Handel
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Festivals, 1891-94. For a short time she sang
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in comic opera, making her first ajipearance
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on the stage at the Grand Theatre, Birming-
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ham, Oct. 10, 1887. In 1885, she was married
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to Mr. Richard Smith Williams, a brother of
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Miss Anna Williams, the soprano vocalist. In
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1896 she made a successful tour in Australia,


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