Ewing, A. 1830-1895

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Name (Latin)
Ewing, A. 1830-1895
Other forms of name
Ewing, Alexander, 1830-1895
Date of birth
1830-01-03
Date of death
1895-07-11
Occupation
Composers
Musicians
Translators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 119581034
Wikidata: Q24287353
Library of congress: n 00075798
Sources of Information
  • Hoffmann, E. T. A. The nutcracker, 2018:title page verso (translated by Major Alexander Ewing)
  • Wikipedia, Nov. 5, 2019(Alexander Ewing (3 January 1830-11 July 1895) was a Scottish musician, composer and translator. He was a career officer in the British Army's Commissariat Department and subsequently the Army Pay Corps. He composed the music for the hymn Jerusalem the golden; born in Aberdeen, Scotland. Ewing's translations of Flowers, Fruit and Thorn Pieces by Jean Paul and The Serapion Brethren by E. T. A. Hoffmann were published by George Bell & Sons.)
  • Van Appledorn, Mary Jeanne. Variations on Jerusalem the golden, c1997:caption (A. Ewing, 1830-1895)
  • OCLC #6929525(Ewing, Alexander, 1830-1895)

Wikipedia description:

Alexander Ewing (3 January 1830 – 11 July 1895) was a Scottish musician, composer and translator. He was a career officer in the British Army's Commissariat Department and subsequently the Army Pay Corps. He composed the music for the popular hymn "Jerusalem the Golden".

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