The British Musical Biography

[E] MacCunn, Hamish, composer, born at
Greenock, .March 22, 1868. Son of James
MacCunn, shipowner, of Greenock. Com-
menced the study of music at an early age,
and on the openmg of the R.C.M., in 1883,
won a Scholarship for composition. His
principal teacher was Dr. Hubert Parry. The
Scholarship he resigned in 1886. He became
known as a composer the next year, through
the instrumentality of Mr. August Manns,
and in 1888, received a commission to com-
pose a cantata for the Glasgow Choral Union.
In May, 1888, he gave a series of Orchestral
Concerts in the studio of Mr. John Pettie,
R.A., whose daughter he married in June,
1889. He was appointed a Professor of Har-
mony at the R.A.M., in 1888, a post he held
until 1894. In 1892, he was conductor of the
Hampstead Conservatoire Orchestral Society.
He has conducted performances of his com-
positions in different places.

[W] Works. — Operas: Jeanie Deans (Jos. Ben-
nett), produced, Carl Rosa Company, Edin-
burgh, November 15, 1894 ; and Diarmid and
Ghrin^ (Marquis of Lome), composed 1896.
Cantatas, etc.: Bonny Kilmeuy, op. 2, 1888;
Lord UUin's Daughter, op. 4, Crystal Palace,
February 18, 1.S88; The Lay of the Last Mins-
trel, Glasgow Choral Union, December 18,
1888 ; The Cameronian's Dream, op. 10,
Edinburgh, January 27, 1890 ; Psalm 8, com-
posed for opening of Edinburgh Exhibition,
May 1, 1890 ; Queen Hynde of Caledon, Glas-
gow, January 28, 1892 ; The death of Parry
Reed, men's chorus and orchestra. Orches-
tral: Overture, Cior Mhor, Greenock, January
22, 1887 ; Concert overture. Land of the
mountain and the flood, Crystal Palace, No-
vember 5, 1887 ; Orchestral ballad, The Ship
o' the fiend, Henschel Concerts, February 21,
1888 ; Ballad overture. The Dowie Dens o'
Yarrow, Crystal Palace, October 13, 1888 ;
Highland meinories, 3 pieces. Songs : To
Julia, weeping; Pour forth the wine; Ave
Maria (The Lady of the lake) ; Six love
lyrics ; Six songs (Lady Lindsay) ; Six songs
(Robert Bridge) ; Album of seven songs (George
Macdonald) ; Part-songs, etc. Pieces for 'cello
and pf. Set of six Scotch dances forpf., etc.

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