George Alexander Macfarren
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir George Alexander Macfarren, G. A. MacFarren
British composer and musicologist (1813–1887)
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Within Vinony's link graph, George Alexander Macfarren is referenced by 140 other articles, and connects out to Walter Cecil Macfarren, Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Wagner.
It is catalogued under topics including 1813 births, 1887 deaths and 19th-century British conductors (music).
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Counterpoint, a Practical Course of Study
- Addresses and Lectures
- Counterpoint
- Musical History, With a Roll of the Names of Musicians and the Times and Places of Their Births and Deaths
- Rudiments of Harmony
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 204
Tags
romantic period
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Sibling
- Walter Cecil Macfarren
- Occupation
- theorist
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Music
- Field of work
- musicology
- Genre
- classical music
- Image
- George Alexander Macfarren.jpg
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- P8168
- Go-Tsuchimikado
- medical condition
- blindness
- date of birth
- 1813-03-02
- date of death
- 1887-10-31
- Commons category
- George Alexander Macfarren
- writing language
- English language
- relative
- Emma Maria Macfarren
- Commons Creator page
- George Alexander Macfarren
- P12749
- instant messaging
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Works in European collections
31 objects attributed to George Alexander Macfarren, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Categories
1813 births1887 deaths19th-century British conductors (music)19th-century English classical composers19th-century English male composers19th-century English musicologistsAcademics of the Royal Academy of MusicAlumni of the Royal Academy of MusicBlind classical musiciansBlind scholars and academicsBritish blind musiciansBritish string quartet composersComposers awarded knighthoodsComposers for concertinaComposers for pianoComposers with IMSLP linksEnglish blind peopleEnglish conductors (music)English male conductors (music)English male opera composersEnglish music theoristsEnglish opera composersEnglish people of Scottish descentEnglish Romantic composers