John Blackwood McEwen
Born: 13th April 1866, Hawick, Scotland
Died: 14th June 1948, London
Nationality: Scottish
Sir John Blackwood McEwen was a Scottish classical composer and educator. He was professor of harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London, from 1898 to 1924, and principal from 1924 to 1936. He was a prolific composer, but made few efforts to bring his music to the notice of the general public.
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- A Little Quartet 'in modo scotico' No. 15 (1)
- A Solway Symphony (1)
- Fantasia for String Quartet No. 17 (1)
- Four Sketches (2)
- Hills o'Heather for Cello and Orchestra (1)
- Hymn on the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1)
- Improvisations Provençales for Violin and Piano (1)
- Nugae (1)
- On Southern Hills (2)
- Prince Charlie (2)
- Quartet for Strings No. 7 'Threnody' (1)
- Quartet No. 16 'Quartette provençale' (1)
- Quartet No. 4 (1)
- Sonata in A minor for Viola and Piano (1)
- Sonata in E minor (1)
- Sonata-Fantasia (No. 5) for Violin & Piano (1)
- Sonatas Nos. 2 & 6 for Violin & Piano (1)
- Sonatina for Pianoforte (2)
- String Quartet No. 13 in C minor (1)
- String Quartet No. 2 (1)
- String Quartet No. 3 in E minor (1)
- String Quartet No. 6 in A major 'Biscay' (2)
- String Quartet No. 8 (1)
- Three Border Ballads (1)
- Three Keats Preludes (1)
- Three Preludes (1)
- Under Northern Skies (1)
- Vignettes from La Côte d'Argent (2)
- Viola Concerto (1)
- Where the Wild Thyme Blows (1)
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