Tag: Sir Alexander Mackenzie

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  The unusual suspects

  September 20, 2015

  Choral, Orchestral, Symphony, Tone Poem, Vocal

  Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir Hubert Parry

  Mugshots of a triumvirate of nineteenth century musical knights; from left to right Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Sir Hubert Parry. OK, ok, so only one of them is actually an Anglo-Saxon (and even he has a suspiciously Welsh sounding name!) Together – their mostly celtic origins notwithstanding – they presided over what has been described…