Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher. As a composer, he is best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music and works for the stage. He had many successes as a composer, producing over 90 compositions. Some of his early compositions were performed as a student at the Royal Academy of Music. [1] [2]
He composed the following works: [3] [1] [4]
- Orchestral works
- 1862 - Festmarsch
- 1864 - Concert Overture
- 1869 - Overture to a Comedy
- 1876 - Cervantes, overture (fp. Sondershausen, 2 September 1877)
- 1878 - Scherzo (fp. Crystal Palace, London, 18 October 1878)
- 1879 - Rhapsodie Ecossaise, Op.21 (fp. Edinburgh Choral Union, 5 January 1880)
- 1880 - Burns [Second Scottish Rhapsody], Op.24 (fp. Glasgow, January 1881)
- 1880 - Tempo di Ballo, overture
- 1883 - La belle dame sans merci, tone poem, Op.29 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 9 May 1883)
- 1888 - Benedictus, for orchestra, Op.37 No.3
- 1888 - Twelfth Night, overture, Op.40 (fp. St James's Hall, London, 4 June 1888)
- 1894 - Britannia, nautical overture, Op.52 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 17 May 1894)
- 1894 - From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra, Op.53 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 3 April 1895)
- 1902 - Coronation March, Op.63 (fp. Alhambra Theatre, London, 13 May 1902)
- 1902 - London Day by Day, suite, Op.64 (fp. Norwich Festival, 22 October 1902)
- 1904 - Canadian Rhapsody, Op.67 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 15 March 1905)
- 1910 - La Savannah, air de ballet, Op.72 (fp. Bournemouth, 6 April 1911)
- 1911 - Tam o’Shanter [Third Scottish Rhapsody], Op.74 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 20 May 1911)
- 1911 - An English Joy-Peal, Op.75 (fp. Westminster Abbey, London, 22 June 1911)
- 1911 - Invocation, Op.76 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 21 March 1912)
- 1915 - Ancient Scots Tunes, Op.82 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 31 August 1916)
- 1922 - Youth, Sport, Loyalty, overture, Op.90 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 20 July 1922)
- Concertante works
- 1875 - Larghetto and Allegretto, for cello and orchestra, Op.10
- 1884-85 - Violin Concerto in C♯ minor, Op.32 (fp. Birmingham Festival, 26 August 1885)
- 1889 - Pibroch, suite for violin and orchestra, Op.42 (fp. Leeds Festival, 10 October 1889)
- 1891 - Highland Ballad, for violin and orchestra, Op.47 No.1 (fp. St James's Hall, London, 17 May 1893)
- 1895 - Scottish Concerto , for piano and orchestra, Op.55 (fp. Philharmonic Society, London, 24 March 1897)
- 1906-07 - Suite, for violin and orchestra, Op.68 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 18 February 1907)
- Choral works
- 1881 - The Bride, cantata, Op.25 (fp. Worcester Festival, 6 September 1881)
- 1882 - Jason, cantata, Op.26 (fp. Bristol Festival, 19 October 1882)
- 1884 - The Rose of Sharon, dramatic oratorio, Op.30 (fp. Norwich Festival, 16 October 1884)
- 1886 - The Story of Sayid, cantata, Op.34 (fp. Leeds Festival, 13 October 1886)
- 1887 - A Jubilee Ode, for soli, chorus and orchestra, Op.36 (fp. Crystal Palace, London, 22 June 1887)
- 1887 - The New Covenant, ode for chorus, military band and organ, Op.38 (fp. Glasgow International Festival, 8 May 1888)
- 1888-89 - The Dream of Jubal, poem with music, Op.41 (fp. Liverpool Philharmonic Society, 5 February 1889)
- 1889 - The Cotter’s Saturday Night, cantata, Op.39 (fp. Edinburgh Choral Union, 16 December 1889)
- 1891 - Veni Creator Spiritus, cantata, Op.46 (fp. Birmingham Festival, 6 October 1891)
- 1892 - Bethlehem, mystery [oratorio], Op.49 (fp. Royal Albert Hall, London, 12 April 1894)
- 1904 - The Witch’s Daughter, cantata, Op.66 (fp. Leeds Festival, 5 October 1904)
- 1908 - The Sun-God’s Return, cantata, Op.69 (fp. Cardiff Festival, 21 September 1910)
- Operatic works
- 1882-83 - Colomba, lyrical drama, Op.28 (fp. Drury Lane Theatre, London, 9 April 1883)
- 1886 - The Troubadour, lyrical drama, Op.33 (fp. Drury Lane Theatre, London, 8 June 1886)
- 1897 - His Majesty; or, The Court of Vingolia , comic opera (fp. Savoy Theatre, London, 20 February 1897) [full score lost]
- 1901 - The Cricket on the Hearth, Op.62 (fp. Royal Academy of Music, London, 6 June 1914)
- 1904-05 - The Knights of the Road, operetta, Op.65 (fp. Palace Theatre, London, 27 February 1905) [full score lost]
- 1916-20 - The Eve of St John, Op.87 (fp. British National Opera Company, Liverpool, 16 April 1924)
- Incidental music
- 1890 - Ravenswood, Op.45 (fp. Lyceum Theatre, London, September 1890) [full score lost]
- 1891 - Marmion, Op.43 (fp. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, April 1891)
- 1897 - The Little Minister, Op.57 (fp. Haymarket Theatre, London, 6 November 1897)
- 1898 - Manfred, Op.58 (written for the Lyceum Theatre, London, but the production was cancelled)
- 1901 - Coriolanus, Op.61 (fp. Lyceum Theatre, London, 15 April 1901)
- Musical recitation
- 1890 Ellen McJones, recitation with piano
- 1895 - Eugene Aram, recitation with orchestra, Op.59 No.2 (fp. Queen's Hall, London, 2 October 1895) [full score lost]
- 1911 - Dickens in Camp, recitation with piano
- Chamber
- 1867 - Piano Trio in Bb
- 1868 - String Quartet in G
- 1873 - Piano Quartet in Eb, Op. 11
- 1882 - Three pieces for organ, Op.27
- 1888 - Six pieces for violin and piano, Op.37
- 1895 - From the North, nine pieces for violin and piano, Op.53
- 1905 - Larghetto religioso for violin and piano
- 1913 - Invocation for violin and piano, Op.76
- 1915 - Four Dance Measures for violin and piano, Op.80
- 1920 - In Memoriam, postlude for organ and violin
- 1922 - Distant Chimes for violin and piano, Op.89
- 1924 - Gipsy Dance for violin and piano
- 1928 - Two pieces for violin and piano, Op.91
- Piano solo
- 1861 - Nocturne
- 1861 - Variations in E minor
- 1862 - Sehnsucht
- 1862 - Ungarisch
- 1876 - Rustic Scenes, Op.9
- 1877 - Five Pieces, Op.13
- 1877 - Trois Morceaux, Op.15
- 1879 - Six Compositions, Op.20
- 1880 - Scenes in the Scottish Highlands (three pieces), Op.23
- 1885? - Six Song Transcriptions by Giuseppe Buonamici
- 1899 - Morris Dance
- 1909 - Fantasia in Eb, Op.70
- 1915 - English Air with Variations, Op.81
- 1916 - Jottings – 6 Cheerful Little Pieces (Books 1 and 2)
- 1916 - Odds and Ends (four pieces), Op.83
- 1921 - Varying Moods (four pieces)