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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1Mackenzie
2ation and St. George's Church, besides teaching at the Church of Scotland Normal College. He played first violin in the Edinburgh Classical Chamber concerts, at which were performed some of his own compositions, among them his piano quartet in E flat, which is in a measure the foundation of his success. Mackenzie's overture, Cervantes, was given with decided success. Other compositions which Mackenzie found time to work on during these busy years are a scherzo, and his beautiful Scotch rhapsody. He played in the orchestra at the Birmingham Festivals in 1864, 1867, 1870 and 1873, until under the strain of so much work his health gave out and he was forced to rest.
4He had long wished to visit Italy, so went to Florence for six months, until his health had somewhat recovered. Then he set about serious work, producing The Bride, and Jason, in which his power of writing descriptive music begins to appear. His next work, the opera Colomba, was undertaken to meet an offer from The Carl Rosa Opera Company. In spite of its uninspiring libretto it was a distinct success. The Rose of Sharon, a dramatic oratorio written for a Norwich Festival, is regarded by some critics as his best work. In 1884 he received an offer from Novello to conduct a revival of the series of Oratorio concerts. This offer he subsequently accepted. While he was in London, at this time, he wrote the Troubadour, around a libretto which proved even more unworthy his music than his Colomba. During the years 1886 and 1887 he produced his Story of Sayid, his Jubilee Ode, at the Crystal Palace, and his Twelfth Night Overture, and received the degree of Doctor of Music at St. Andrews. In 1892 he was appointed conductor of the Philharmonic Society. He went back to Italy in 1887, but at the death of Sir George Macfarren he was elected principal of the Royal Academy of Music, and, returning to England, he at once identified himself with that institution, which he has greatly benefited.
6His work in composition may be divided into three periods, the early period to which belong his piano quartet in E flat, his two Scotch rhapsodies, the overture Cervantes, and the scherzo for orchestra; The Florentine period, including The Bride, Jason, Colomba, The Rose of Sharon, and his beautiful music for Keats' La Belle Dame sans Merci; his late period, including the Troubadour, the comic opera, His Majesty, Story of Sayid, Twelfth Night overture, music for Marmion and Ravenswood, and Veni Creator. It is generally conceded that the works which best express his musical genius are La Belle Dame sans Merci and the overture, Twelfth Night.
8* Macmillen, Francis. 1885-
9Young American violinist, who during the past three years has taken a prominent place in the musical world. Was born in Marietta, Ohio. His mother was a musician of ability, and has devoted herself to her son's musical education. His remarkable talent was awakened during his fourth year, when he demanded a violin, and was soon in possession of an instrument which cost a dollar and a half. About this time the family moved to Springfield, Ohio, where their next door neighbor was a violin-teacher, Mr. Robert Brain, who undertook to give the little boy lessons. The Christmas after his fifth birthday he played the overture from the Caliph of Bagdad in public with great success. He was taken immediately to Chicago and placed under the tutelage of Bernard Listeman of the Chicago Musical College, at the same time studying piano under Fraulein Clara Krause. He displayed equal talent for this instrument, and is today a proficient performer on it. When only seven he performed with orchestra at the old Schiller Theatre in Chicago. At the age of eight Macmillen was taken to Germany, where he became the pupil of Herr Karl Markees in Berlin. From Herr Markees he passed to Herr Kalir, remaining in Berlin until he was thirteen years old, then entering the Brussels Conservatory, where he became a pupil of César Thomson. When fifteen he won second prize with great distinction at the annual concour, and the following year was declared laureate of the Conservatory and given the first prize with the greatest distinction, together with the Van Hal cash prize of five thousand francs. These awards marked the first time in the history of the Conservatory that such honors had been given an American. In the autumn of 1902 he made his debut in
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