The British Musical Biography

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

[W] Works. — Cantatas and Oratorios: The
Bride, Worcester Festival, 1881 ; Jason, Bris-
tol, 1882 ; The Rose of Sharon, Norwich,
1884 ; The Story of Sayid, Leeds, 1886 ;
Jubilee Ode, Crystal Palace, June 22, 1887 ;
The New Covenant, Glasgow, 1888; The
Dream of Jubal, composed for Jubilee of
Liverpool Philharmonic Society, performed,
February 5, 1889 ; The Cottar's Saturday
Night, iEdinburgh, December, 1892; Veni,
Creator Spiritus, Birmingham Festival, 1891 ;
Bethlehem, composed, 1892, produced. Royal
Albert Hall, April 12, 1894. Operas: Col-
omba, jpi'oduced, Drury Lane (Carl Rosa).
April 9, 1883 ; The Troubadour, Drury Lane,
June 8, 1886 ; His Majesty, comic opera,
Savoy, February 20, 1897. Incidental music
to Ravenswood, Lyceum, 1890 ; Marmion,
1891 ; Choral odes for female voices for The
Bride of Love (Buchanan), Adelphi, 1890.
Orchestral : Scherzo, Glasgow, 1878 ; Scottish
Rhapsodies, No. 1, op. 21 ; No. 2, op. 24
(Burns) ; La Belle Dame sans Merci, Phil-
harmonic Society, 1883. Overtures : Cer-
vantes ; To a Comedy ; Tempo di Ballo ;
Twelfth Night, composed in Italy, 1887-88,
produced, Richter concerts, June 4, 1888 ;
Britannia, Queen's Hall, May 17, 1894. Con-
certo, op. 32, Birmingham Festival (Sarasate),
1885 ; Pibroch, Leeds (Sarasate), 1886, both
for violin and orchestra. Scottish Concerto,
pf. and orchestra. Quartet in E flat, op. 11,
pf. and strings; Six pieces for violin, op. 37 ;
Highland ballad, violin, op. 47; Larghetto
and allegro, pf. and 'cello, op. 10 ; From the
North, 9 violin pieces. Rustic scenes, op. 9 ;
Five pieces, op. 13 ; Six pieces, op. 20, and
other comjjositions for pf. Three short pieces,
organ. Seven anthems. Song of Love and
Death (Tennyson), op. 7 ; Two songs, op. 12 ;
Three songs (Christina Rossetti), op. 17;
Eighteen songs, op. 31 ; Spring songs (7) ;
Three Shakespeare sonnets, etc. The Empire
Flag, solo and chorus ; part-songs, various.
Vocal Melodies of Scotland, arranged for pf.

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