Hamish MacCunn

Composer

1868 – 1916

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Who was Hamish MacCunn?

Hamish MacCunn was a Scottish romantic composer, conductor and teacher. His opera Diarmid was produced at Covent Garden on 23 October 1897. His other music includes cantatas, overtures, part-songs, instrumental pieces and songs, all markedly Scottish in type. 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.

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Born
Mar 22, 1868
Greenock
Ethnicity
  • Scottish people
Profession
Education
  • Royal College of Music
Died
Aug 2, 1916
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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