The British Musical Biography

[E] Moffat, Alfred Edward, composer, born
in Edinburgh, December 4, 1866. From 1882
to 1888 studied composition with Ludwig
Bussler in Berlin. Since 1889, he has resided
partly in Germany and partly in Britain, de-
voting himself entirely to composition and
arrangements of various kinds, many of his
works being published in Germany.

[W] Works. — Cantatas : The Passing Year ;
The Dressing of the Well ; The Children of
Samuel ; A Christmas Dream ; all for female
or children's voices. Album of ten trios for
female voices ; Pastoral album, two books,
duets; Twelve duets; Six duettinos; Three
duets, with female chorus ; Twelve sacred
rounds ; Eight books of school songs, etc.
Two songs, with violoncello obligato ; Four
songs, etc., etc. Arrangements : The Min-
strelsie of Scotland (200 Scottish songs,
Augener) ; Twelve Scottish songs, in three
parts ; Folksongs of England, eight books
(Paterson) ; Songs of the British Empire,
etc., etc. Instrumental : Quartet, pf. and
strings (Berlin, 1886) ; Twenty-four pieces
(Simrock) ; Album of twelve pieces (Augener) ;
Album of six pieces, etc., all for violin and
pf. Twelve salon pieces. Twelve pieces,
Sonata, for violoncello and pf., etc. Arrange-
ments for pf. and strings : Golden Sonata,
Purcell ; Thirty-two classical pieces (Schott);
Nine pieces (Breitkopf and Hiirtel), etc.
For pf. and violin : Three sonatas (oboe and
figured bass), Handel ; Album of twelve
pieces, etc. For pf. and violoncello : Two
albums, twenty-four pieces ; Lyrische stiicke,
ten pieces ; and a large number of pieces by
Handel and Marcello. Thirty Highland reels
and strathspeys, arranged for pf., etc.

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