Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916), was born in Greenock. He showed musical talent at an early age and when only 15 won a scholarship for composition to the Royal College of Music in London. Following his four years there, he taught privately and at the Royal Academy of Music, during which time he composed a large number of works. The collection of manuscript and published works in Glasgow was donated to the University by MacCunn's widow in 1951. It includes the published vocal score of Jeanie Deans and the autograph score of Diarmid, the two operas by which he was best known during his life; over 50 published songs, part-songs and cantatas, and almost as many unpublished, as well as a small number of orchestral, chamber and piano pieces, about half of which are unpublished. The Library holds the published full score of probably the only work by which he is well-known today, the overture Land of the mountain and the flood. The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received. The collection will primarily be of interest to researchers.

• Manuscript music
• Printed music
• Paintings

Manuscripts of Hamish MacCunn.

1868 - 1916

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• Scotland
• Nineteenth century
• Twentieth century
• Composers
• Western Classical

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Glasgow University Library has been in existence for over 500 years and as such holds a number of important special music collections. The majority of the collections relate to Scottish composers and musicians or musicians associated with Scotland, e.g. Sir John Blackwood McEwen and Hamish MacCunn. The collections include important historical material, in particular the material held in the Euing Collection, which includes manuscripts of two medieval liturgical works, an early 17th century lute book, a set of part-books belonging to the publisher John Playford, and biographical documents and letters sent to John Sainsbury for use in his Dictionary of musicians which appeared in 1824. The general music collection includes books, scores and AV material.