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Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie NPG Ax27914

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd

The son of an eminent violinist, he studied music in Germany at the Royal Academy before he established himself as a violinist in Edinburgh. In 1879, Mackenzie left Edinburgh for Florence, where he concentrated on composing. He wrote several operas and choral works, including the cantata The Bride, the cantata Jason, the opera Colomba and the oratorio The Rose of Sharon. These works established his reputation as one of Britain's leading composers. In 1888, Mackenzie was appointed as Principal of the Royal Academy of Music,... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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