George A. Macfarren

George Alexander Macfarren, Mus. Doc.; b. London, 1813; d. London, 1887

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

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Born: March 2, 1813, Westminster, England.
Died: October 31, 1887, St. Marylebone, England.
Buried: Hampstead Cemetery, London, England.

Brother of Walter Macfarren, George was a principal of the Royal Academy of Music; professor at Cambridge University; conductor at Covent Garden, London; program note writer for the Philharmonic Society; and editor of Handel and Purcell. He wrote 18 operas, 13 oratorios and cantatas, 9 symphonies, and 162 songs. He went blind in 1860, and was knighted in 1883.

Sources:
Frost, p. 681
Lightwood, p. 189
Nutter, p. 460

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