Hamish MacCunn
Portrait of Hamish MacCunn, 1889, by John Pettie
Background information
Birth name	Hamish MacCunn
Born	March 22, 1868 Greenock, Scotland
Died	August 2, 1916 London, England
Genre(s)	Romantic
Occupation(s)	Composer, Conductor

Hamish MacCunn (March 22, 1868 – August 2, 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) Charles Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Pettie RA ( 17 March 1839 &ndash 21 February 1893) was a Scottish painter. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Greenock ( Gaelic Grianaig g̊ɾʲiənɛg̊ʲ is a large town and former Burgh of barony in the Inverclyde Council area of western Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Romantic Music is a Musicological term referring to a particular period theory compositional practice and canon in European music history from about 1815 to 1910 A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Romantic Music is a Musicological term referring to a particular period theory compositional practice and canon in European music history from about 1815 to 1910 Greenock ( Gaelic Grianaig g̊ɾʲiənɛg̊ʲ is a large town and former Burgh of barony in the Inverclyde Council area of western The Royal College of Music is a well known conservatoire located in the South Kensington district of London, England, and one Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry 1st Baronet (27 February 1848 &ndash 7 October 1918 was an English Composer, best known for the choral song Jerusalem Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 &ndash 29 March 1924 was an Irish composer resident in England for much of his life

MacCunn's first success was with the overture The Land of the Mountain and the Flood in 1887 at the Crystal Palace, and this was followed by other compositions, with a characteristic Scottish coloring. Overture ( French ouverture meaning opening in Music is the instrumental introduction to a Dramatic choral or occasionally The Land of the Mountain and the Flood is an Overture for Orchestra, composed by Hamish MacCunn in 1887 The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and Glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the From 1888 to 1894 he was a professor at the Royal College of Music. In 1888, he married Alison Pettie, daughter of John Pettie, RA, who had painted MacCunn's portrait several times. John Pettie RA ( 17 March 1839 &ndash 21 February 1893) was a Scottish painter. They had one son. John Pettie was an enthusiastic musician, who helped MacCunn build up his career by organising concerts of his work. The production of his opera Jeanie Deans at Edinburgh, soon followed. The Heart of Midlothian is the seventh of Sir Walter Scott ’s Waverley Novels, and by many considered the finest Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. He was for some years conductor to the Carl Rosa Opera company, and subsequently to other companies. His opera Diarmid was produced at Covent Garden in 1897. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing

His other music includes cantatas, overtures, part-songs, instrumental pieces, and songs, all markedly Scottish in type. A cantata (derived from the Italian word 'cantare' meaning 'to sing' is a vocal composition with an instrumental Accompaniment and often A part song (or part-song) is a form of Choral music which consists of a Secular song which has been written or arranged for several vocal parts He had a genuine love of Scottish folksong, and although he lived in London he was a lifelong champion of Scottish music and of the country’s musical life. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

A hectic programme of composing, conducting and teaching brought about a gradual deterioration in MacCunn's health, and he died aged only 48.

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

External links

• Biography from the British Musical Society
• MacCunn Collection, University of Glasgow
• Digitised scores can be viewed through the Five Centuries of Scottish Music collection hosted by AHDS Performing Arts

See also: McCunn