John Blackwood McEwen
Sir John Blackwood McEwen (born April 13, 1868 in Hawick , † June 14, 1948 in London ) was a Scottish composer and from 1924 to 1936 director of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Life
McEwen graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1888 with a Magister Artium . This was followed by studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1895 he became a church musician at the South Paris Church in Greenock and taught in Glasgow at the Athenaeum School of Music. From 1898 he was a professor of harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1924 he was appointed director, succeeding Alexander Mackenzie , and held this position until 1936. In 1931 he was raised to the nobility as a Knight Bachelor .
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In McEwen's music influences of late Romanticism and French impressionism mix with those of Scottish folk music. He created several orchestral works (including 5 symphonies), some with a programmatic reference to his southern Scottish homeland, such as A Solway Symphony (1911; McEwen's 5th Symphony), Hills o'Heather (1918) and Where the Wild Thyme Blows (1936). A number of 17 string quartets stand out among his chamber music works. He was also the author of several musical textbooks.
McEwen's musical estate is housed in the Glasgow University Library.
literature
- Alfred Baumgartner: Music of the 20th Century. Kiesel, Salzburg 1985, ISBN 3-7023-4005-X .
Web links
- Works by and about John Blackwood McEwen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography, University of Glasgow (Engl.)
- McEwen Collection, University of Glasgow (Engl.)
- Information at klassika.info
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McEwen, John Blackwood |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hawick (Scotland) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1948 |
| Place of death | London |