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Sir George Alexander Macfarren (2 March 1813 – 31 October 1887) was an English composer and musicologist.
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| Short Name: | George A. Macfarren |
| Full Name: | Macfarren, G. A. (George Alexander), Sir, 1813-1887 |
| Birth Year: | 1813 |
| Death Year: | 1887 |
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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Tunes by George A. Macfarren (34) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADORATION (Macfarren) | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 3 | 12345 62512 34325 |
| [Thou who, throned above all glory] | Prof. G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 1 | 17654 35432 14365 |
| Chant (Macfarren 56713) | George A. MacFarren, 1813-1887 (Composer) | 1 | 56713 65453 |
| BRIDEGROOM (Macfarren) | George A. Macfarren (Composer) | 11 | 55566 15555 55555 |
| [Chant] (Macfarren 56137) | Macfarren (Composer) | 24 | 56137 13455 5 |
| [Christ, our passover] (Macfarren) | George A. Macfarren, 1813-1887 (Composer) | 1 | |
| [Chant] (Macfarren 12346) | George A. MacFarren, 1813-1887 (Composer) | 22 | 12346 71171 |
| CORBET | George Alexander Macfarren, 1813-1887 (Composer) | 5 | 11231 55671 61675 |
| CUTHBERT | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 1 | 55663 52244 35566 |
| DEDICATION (Macfarren) | G. A. Macfarren, 1813-1887 (Composer) | 19 | 53456 66765 43462 |
| [Drop down, ye heavens from above] | MacFarren (Composer) | 1 | |
| SHEPHERD (Macfarren) | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 10 | 53156 53567 176 |
| EVENING HYMN (Macfarren) | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 2 | 34531 76552 23453 |
| FAITHFULNESS (Macfarren) | George Alexander Macfarren, 1813-1887 (Composer) | 12 | 55567 12513 22234 |
| [Chant] (Macfarren 56154) | Dr. G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 1 | 56154 65321 |
| GUIDANCE (Macfarren) | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 2 | 12345 67765 15543 |
| LUFFENHAM | George F. Macfarren (Composer) | 7 | 55567 12513 32234 |
| LUX PRIMA (Macfarren) | Sir G. A. MacFarren (Composer) | 8 | 33333 22445 2433 |
| CRIPPLEGATE | George Alexander Macfarren (Composer) | 3 | 12367 12334 35421 |
| [My heart is inditing of a good matter] (Macfarren) | Dr. G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 1 | 51346 52322 |
| [O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious] (Macfarren) | Dr. G. A. MacFarren (Composer) | 1 | 56713 65452 |
| [O Lord of earth and Lord of heaven] | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 1 | 55311 43223 17662 |
| [O sing unto the Lord a new song] (Macfarren) | George A Macfarren, 1813-1887 (Composer) | 1 | |
| [O taste and see how gracious is the Lord] | MacFarren (Composer) | 1 | |
| [One thing have I desired of the Lord] | MacFarren (Composer) | 1 | |
| [Chant] (Macfarren 32715) | Macfarren (Composer) | 3 | 32715 64555 |
| ST. ANDREW (Macfarren) | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 0 | 51171 44336 53127 |
| [Chant] (Macfarren 35312) | Macfarren (Composer) | 1 | 35312 32117 1 |
| [The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear] (Macfarren) | Dr. G. A. MacFarren (Composer) | 1 | 34615 61233 3 |
| [Chant] (Macfarren 56512) | George A. Macfarren (Composer) | 12 | 56512 31171 |
| [They that put their trust in the Lord] | MacFarren (Composer) | 1 | |
| [This is the day which the Lord hath made] (MacFarren) | MacFarren (Composer) | 1 | |
| THY LIFE WAS GIVEN | George A. Macfarren (Composer) | 5 | 14231 66534 22111 |
| WYCKOFF (Macfarren) | G. A. Macfarren (Composer) | 12 | 17653 12343 25321 |
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