Alfred Edward Moffat

Alfred Edward Moffat
Born 4 December 1863
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died 6 June 1950 (aged 86)
Fulham, London, England
Occupation Musician, Composer, Collector

Alfred Edward Moffat (1863–1950) was a Scottish musician, composer and collector of music. He was born in Edinburgh on 4 December 1863.[1] His father was John Moffat, a photographer, and his mother was Sophia Maria Knott.[2]

He was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School in 27-28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Moffat studied musical composition in Berlin for five years under Ludwig Bussler. He remained in Berlin for another six years writing for German music publishing firms.[3] He returned to London in the late 1890s, and devoted himself to the rediscovery of British violin players of the late 18th century and earlier. Most significantly, he edited the Schott's Kammersonaten [Chamber Sonata] series, and instigated Novello's Old English Violin Music series.[4] He was also a Member of the Court of Assistants of the Royal Society of Musicians.[3] He died in Fulham, London on 6 June 1950 aged 86.[5]

Musical Compositions

Musical Collections

Minstrelsy of England, Minstrelsy of Scotland, Minstrelsy of Ireland, Minstrelsy of Wales, Minstrelsy of the Scottish Highlands (with Gaelic and English words), Songs of the Georgian Period, Characteristic Songs and Dances of all Nations (with J.D. Brown), A Garland of English Folk Songs, Folk Songs of the North Countrie (the last two with Frank Kidson), English Peasant Songs (with Ethel Kidson);

References

  1. The year of his birth in the certificate is indistinct and has been read mistakenly as '1868' in his Who was Who entry, and as '1866' elsewhere.
  2. Births, marriages and deaths information available at the General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People Centre in Edinburgh, and also at http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk. .
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Who was Who. (1941) London: Adam & Charles Black, 2nd ed. 1967, Vol. IV, 1941-1950, pp. 803-804.
  4. Cf. http://www.scottishmusiccentre.com/home.php?action=lib&scope=directory&role_id=50103
  5. Information from www.ancestry.com
  6. Publications as listed in the British Library catalogue, available at http://www.bl.uk

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