Ernest MacMillan
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Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan, CC (18 August 1893 – 6 May 1973) was a Canadian orchestral conductor, composer, organist, and Canada's only "Musical Knight". He is widely regarded as being Canada's pre-eminent musician from the 1920s through the 1950s. His contributions to the development of music in Canada were sustained and varied, as conductor, performer, composer, administrator, lecturer, adjudicator, writer, humourist, and statesman.
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Birth name | Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan |
Born | (1893-08-18)18 August 1893 Mimico (Etobicoke), Ontario |
Died | 6 May 1973(1973-05-06) (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, administrator, lecturer, adjudicator, writer, humourist, statesman |
Instrument(s) | Organ |
Years active | 1919–1973 |
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