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Revision as of 07:05, 13 November 2023
Life
Born: 28 August 1826, London, England
Died: 2 September 1905, London
Biography
Walter Cecil Macfarren was born in London, the younger brother of one of one of the leading Victorian composers, George Alexander Macfarren. He was a chorister at Westminster Abbey and sang at Queen Victoria’s coronation. He had thoughts of becoming an artist, taking lessons in painting, but entered the Royal Academy of Music, studying the pianoforte and composition. He became a sub-professor of the pianoforte and was on the staff of the Royal Academy fifty-seven years. Macfarren was musical critic for the ‘Queen’ newspaper from 1862 until his death. He was chiefly concerned with teaching the piano and had some distinction as a conductor. He suffered from weak eyesight, but did not become totally blind, as did his brother. He composed many small pianoforte pieces and choral works, including two church services and many part-songs. He wrote no large-scale choral or dramatic works and wrote only a limited amount of orchestral music.
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List of choral works
Partsongs
Partsongs for Mixed Voices
Partsongs for Male Voices
- Autumn II
- Highland war song
- Sea song
- Shortest and longest
- The stars are with the voyager
- Windlass song
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Publications
External links
- Works by Walter Cecil Macfarren in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)