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Hamish MacCunn

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Scottish romantic composer, conductor and teacher (1868–1916)

Person · Open Library

Born
1868
Died
1916
Works
4

Top works

  • The pageant of Darkness and Light
  • The land of the mountain and the flood
  • Lie there my lute
  • Lord Ullin's daughter
  • Jeanie Deans

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1868-03-22
Active to
1916-08-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,401
Total plays
5,750

Tags

Scottishromantic periodPost-Romantic

Hamish MacCunn (22 March 1868 – 2 August 1916), Scottish romantic composer, was born in Greenock, the son of a shipowner, and was educated at the Royal College of Music, where his teachers included Sir Hubert Parry and Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. MacCunn's first success was with the overture The Land of the Mountain and the Flood in 1887 at the Crystal Palace, and this (which remains far and away his best-known piece) was followed by other compositions, with a characteristic Scottish colouri

via Last.fm · Hamish MacCunn