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Latest revision as of 15:31, 8 May 2012
Colin McAlpin (9 April 1870 – 13 May 1942) was an English composer and writer of critical essays on music.
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McAlpin was born in 1870, in Leicester, England, son of John William McAlpin and Marie Louise McAlpin.[1] He was a composer of songs, operas and ballet music, and an organist. He published his first composition when he was only 15, an opera "Robin Hood", the year before he was admitted to the Royal College of Music. One of his operas, The Cross and the Crescent, first produced at Covent Garden in 1903, won him the Manners Prize of £250.[2]
McAlpin married a portrait painter, Susette Peach. They had one son, Roderic McAlpin (1906-1965). He died at Dorking, Surrey, in 1942.
[edit] Compositions
- "Robin Hood", an opera, written at school, about 1885
- "King Arthur", an opera, first performed by the Leicester Philharmonic Choir in 1897
- "The Cross and the Crescent", his prize-winning opera, first performed in 1903. Words from John Davidson's translation of "Pour la Couronne", a tragedy by François Coppée.
- "Ingomar", an opera, performed at Drury Lane in 1910.[3]
- "The Prince of Peace", a cantata for choir and organ.[4]
Among his songs are
- On a Faded Violet, text by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Song cycle Ten Songs including
- There be none of Beauty's Daughters (Lord Byron)
- Elegy: Oh! snatched away in beauty's bloom (Byron)
- The Cuckoo, choral song
- The Vow, song for baritone
[edit] Writings
Among his writings are
- Essay "Musical Appreciation: A Plea for Catholicity" The Musical Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 3. (Jul.,1920), pp.403-416, Oxford University Press.
- Essay "Is Music the Language of the Emotions?" The Musical Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3. (Jul.,1925), pp.427-443, Oxford University Press.
- Essay "Musical Modernism: Some Random Reflections" The Musical Quarterly, Vol 16, No. 4 part 2 (1930), pp.1-58, New York, G. Schirmer Ic.
- Book "Hermaia: A Study in Comparative Esthetics", 1915, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Reprinted 2012, General Books (USA) ISBN 9780217220460
[edit] References
- Elson, Arthur. Modern Composers of Europe L.C. Page & Co., Boston USA, 1904)
- Hubbard, W.L. and H.E. Krehbiel. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music: Operas Part II, Squire-Cooley Co., Toledo, Ohio, USA (1924)
[edit] See also
BBC - Your Paintings - Colin McAlpin(1870-1942) by Richard Jack in the collection of the Leicester Arts and Museums Service.
[edit] External Links
- British Music Society Archive
- BMS recording ENV001 Choral Music by Leicester Composers: "The Cuckoo" by Colin McAlpin
- BMS Newsletter Vol. 2 No.35 September 1987 Stephen Draper on "Colin McAlpin and The Prince of Peace"
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| Name | McAlpin, Colin |
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| Short description | English composer and writer |
| Date of birth | 9 April 1864 |
| Place of birth | Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
| Date of death | 13 May 1942 |
| Place of death | Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom |
Joshua Jonathan 08 May, 2012
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colin_McAlpin&diff=491398683&oldid=491369298
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