Composer
Ernest Macmillan
Canadian conductor (1893–1973)
1893–1973
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1893
- Died
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Toronto
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Citizenship / historical state
- Canada
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan (18 August 1893 – 6 May 1973) was a Canadian conductor, composer and organist. He was Canada's only "Musical Knight", and is widely regarded as being Canada's pre-eminent musician from the 1920s through the 1950s. His contributions to the development of music in Canada were sustained and varied, as conductor, performer, composer, administrator, lecturer, adjudicator, writer, humourist, and statesman.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; composer; music educator; pianist; musician
- Instruments played
- organ
- Genres
- classical music
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 275654
- ISNI
- 0000000083494712
- GND ID
- 119278553
- Library of Congress ID
- n86862723
- MusicBrainz ID
- 5e5125f4-029e-454d-b3f8-a8fe50aa5130
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Organ
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortege Academique | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 275654. Portrait: Noel Rubie, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.