MACKENZIE, Sir ALEXANDER CA NI PRELL (1847-1. A Scottish composer. born at Edin burgh. On the advice of Bartel. a member of Gungl's band, who had settled in Edinburgh. he was sent to Sondershausen. Germany. in order to study music, when he was only ten years of age. He returned home in 1S62 and obtained an engagement in a theatre orchestra. Acting on the advice of Sainton and lierthold Tours, he competed for the King's Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, and was successful. Upon the completion of his academy course, he returned to Edinburgh in 1865, and became favorably known as a solo violinist : on one occasion play ing second violin in a quartet which ha-hided Joachim, Strauss, Norman-Nerudi. and Piatti. In 1873 he became conductor of the Seoteh Vocal Musical Association. in which connection he in troduced many German classics not hitherto known. About this time he devoted himself to composition, all his published works up to Opus 11 dating from this period. Ilis health was poor. and on the advice of Von Billow he moved to Florence. Italy. lle returned to Eng land. and in 1885 conducted the oratorio concerts which Messrs. Novello had inaucurated. Ile be
en me principal of the 'Royal Academy of Music is;s:s.. lle received the medal for art and science from the Grand Dnk.:- of Hesse in 1384. the order of Art and Science Saxe-Coburg and gotta in 1893. Ile subsequently became a corre sponding member of the Florence Institute, and a member of the [loyal Swedish Academy, as well as numerous other foreign societies; and in 1895 reeei%ed the honor of knighthood from Queen Victoria. llis most important compositions are: choral works The Bride (1881), Jason Iss21, Columbia (1883), The Rose of Sharon ( 18s4). 77,r .Vela Covenant (1888). The ('altar's Saturday Yight (1592). llis Majesty (comic •opora, 1897) ; orchestral scherzo (1878); Seoteli rhapsodies, overtures, incidental music to Ra rens Marmion, and The Little Minister; con certos (violin), Opus 32, Pibroch. Ills music is in the chi-sie mode and betrays his German training throughout; at the same time in a measure lie succeeded in introducing the Scottish note in many of his national compositions.