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MACFARREN, George

  • Sir George MacFarren was one of the 19th century’s most prolific English composers, particularly popular in his time for his choral works.
  • MacFarren was one of the first English musical nationalists, influenced by folk song, and by English history and folklore.

[I] “worked hard, not for the sake of work, but for the love of work”

Sir George MacFarren, on his prolific output 1

Sources

  1. Nicholas Temperley, “Macfarren, Sir George,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 13, 2019,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000017324.

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