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Ernest MacMillan

Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan, (18 August 1893 – 6 May 1973) was a Canadian orchestral conductor, composer, organist, and Canada's only "Musical Knight". He 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1893 (Ontario), Died May 6, 1973 (Toronto)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor (Canada) [ViC cat 24004-B] 10-in. 1927 Notre seigneur en pauvre Hart House String Quartet String quartet arranger  
Victor (Canada) [ViC cat 24004-A] 10-in. 1927 A St-Malo Hart House String Quartet String quartet arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacMillan, Ernest," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105469.

MacMillan, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105469.

"MacMillan, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105469

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sir Ernest MacMillan

Discogs: Ernest MacMillan

Allmusic: Ernest MacMillan

Grove: Ernest MacMillan

RISM: Ernest MacMillan

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: MacMillan, Ernest, 1893-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86862723

Wikidata: Sir Ernest MacMillan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1356438

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/275654

MusicBrainz: Sir Ernest MacMillan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5e5125f4-029e-454d-b3f8-a8fe50aa5130

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1860837

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