Macfarren, George Alexander, Sir Composers Composition Music

English composer George Alexander Macfarren (1813-1887) wrote operas, songs, hymns, and instrumental music and was also an author and editor. He was knighted in 1883, twenty-three years after going blind.

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• Macfarren, Sir George Alexander - Biography noting studies, teaching, compositional and writing achievements, composers blindness, and eventual knighthood from the Grove Concise composers Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
• Two Songs: Sir G.A.Macfarren - Brief biographical sketch with information on some of his clarinet works.
• George Alexander Macfarren - Biography, portrait, and links to hymns with MIDI audio.
• George Alexander MacFarren (1813-1887) - Listing at The Lied and Art Song Texts Page with lyrics to selected vocal works.

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