A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Macbeth, Allan

MACBETH, Allan, born in Greenock, March 13, 1856, and received his musical education chiefly in Germany. In 1880 he was appointed conductor to the Glasgow Choral Union, but resigned the post in 1887. He is organist of St. George's-in-the-Fields Established Church. Mr. Macbeth, in spite of much occupation of his time in teaching (pianoforte and singing), has found leisure for composition, for which he has a decided gift. He has written a number of pleasing pianoforte pieces, besides two or three orchestral movements played at the Choral Union Concerts, and since transcribed for piano. As a song writer Mr. Macbeth has generally been very successful, and he has besides ably arranged for voices several Scotch melodies, as well as written some original part-songs. He has an operetta in MS., 'The Duke's Doctor.'

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