List of compositions by Alexander Mackenzie


Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher. As a composer, he is best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music and works for the stage. He had many successes as a composer, producing over 90 compositions. Some of his early compositions were performed as a student at the Royal Academy of Music.
He composed the following works:
;Orchestral works:
  • 1862 - Festmarsch
  • 1864 - Concert Overture
  • 1869 - Overture to a Comedy
  • 1876 - Cervantes, overture
  • 1878 - Scherzo
  • 1879 - Rhapsodie Ecossaise, Op.21
  • 1880 - Burns, Op.24
  • 1880 - Tempo di Ballo, overture
  • 1883 - La belle dame sans merci, tone poem, Op.29
  • 1888 - Benedictus, for orchestra, Op.37 No.3
  • 1888 - Twelfth Night, overture, Op.40
  • 1894 - Britannia, nautical overture, Op.52
  • 1894 - From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra, Op.53
  • 1902 - Coronation March, Op.63
  • 1902 - London Day by Day, suite, Op.64
  • 1904 - Canadian Rhapsody, Op.67
  • 1910 - La Savannah, air de ballet, Op.72
  • 1911 - Tam o’Shanter, Op.74
  • 1911 - An English Joy-Peal, Op.75
  • 1911 - Invocation, Op.76
  • 1915 - Ancient Scots Tunes, Op.82
  • 1922 - Youth, Sport, Loyalty, overture, Op.90
;Concertante works:
  • 1875 - Larghetto and Allegretto, for cello and orchestra, Op.10
  • 1884-85 - Violin Concerto in C♯ minor, Op.32
  • 1889 - Pibroch, suite for violin and orchestra, Op.42
  • 1891 - Highland Ballad, for violin and orchestra, Op.47 No.1
  • 1895 - Scottish Concerto, for piano and orchestra, Op.55
  • 1906-07 - Suite, for violin and orchestra, Op.68
;Choral works:
  • 1881 - The Bride, cantata, Op.25
  • 1882 - Jason, cantata, Op.26
  • 1884 - The Rose of Sharon, dramatic oratorio, Op.30
  • 1886 - The Story of Sayid, cantata, Op.34
  • 1887 - A Jubilee Ode, for soli, chorus and orchestra, Op.36
  • 1887 - The New Covenant, ode for chorus, military band and organ, Op.38
  • 1888-89 - The Dream of Jubal, poem with music, Op.41
  • 1889 - The Cotter’s Saturday Night, cantata, Op.39
  • 1891 - Veni Creator Spiritus, cantata, Op.46
  • 1892 - Bethlehem, mystery, Op.49
  • 1904 - The Witch’s Daughter, cantata, Op.66
  • 1908 - The Sun-God’s Return, cantata, Op.69
;Operatic works:
;Incidental music:
  • 1890 - Ravenswood, Op.45
  • 1891 - Marmion, Op.43
  • 1897 - The Little Minister, Op.57
  • 1898 - Manfred, Op.58
  • 1901 - Coriolanus, Op.61
;Musical recitation:
  • 1890 Ellen McJones, recitation with piano
  • 1895 - Eugene Aram, recitation with orchestra, Op.59 No.2
  • 1911 - Dickens in Camp, recitation with piano
;Chamber:
  • 1867 - Piano Trio in Bb
  • 1868 - String Quartet in G
  • 1873 - Piano Quartet in Eb, Op. 11
  • 1882 - Three pieces for organ, Op.27
  • 1888 - Six pieces for violin and piano, Op.37
  • 1895 - From the North, nine pieces for violin and piano, Op.53
  • 1905 - Larghetto religioso for violin and piano
  • 1913 - Invocation for violin and piano, Op.76
  • 1915 - Four Dance Measures for violin and piano, Op.80
  • 1920 - In Memoriam, postlude for organ and violin
  • 1922 - Distant Chimes for violin and piano, Op.89
  • 1924 - Gipsy Dance for violin and piano
  • 1928 - Two pieces for violin and piano, Op.91
;Piano solo:
  • 1861 - Nocturne
  • 1861 - Variations in E minor
  • 1862 - Sehnsucht
  • 1862 - Ungarisch
  • 1876 - Rustic Scenes, Op.9
  • 1877 - Five Pieces, Op.13
  • 1877 - Trois Morceaux, Op.15
  • 1879 - Six Compositions, Op.20
  • 1880 - Scenes in the Scottish Highlands, Op.23
  • 1885? - Six Song Transcriptions by Giuseppe Buonamici
  • 1899 - Morris Dance
  • 1909 - Fantasia in Eb, Op.70
  • 1915 - English Air with Variations, Op.81
  • 1916 - Jottings – 6 Cheerful Little Pieces
  • 1916 - Odds and Ends, Op.83
  • 1921 - ''Varying Moods''