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William Gray McNaught

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From 1892 until his death, McNaught was an active choral conductor and remained an ardent supporter of tonic sol-fa. He was appointed as the editor of
220: 37:. While working as a coffee importer, he taught himself violin and conducting, then began teaching music classes in his spare time. He studied at the 22:(30 March 1849 – 13 October 1918) was an English music teacher, journalist and editor who became an adjudicator and inspector of music for schools. 317: 275: 77:
in 1909, where he wrote a series of articles on cathedrals and their musical associations. His publications include the influential
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In 1883, he was appointed as an assistant inspector of music in training colleges by
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in the school classroom and sang in concerts for the Tonic Sol-fa Association at
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The English Musical Renaissance and the Press 1850-1914: Watchmen of Music
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John Stainer and the Musical Life of Victorian Britain
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As a music critic he wrote for publications including
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Index

Mile End
tonic sol-fa
The Crystal Palace
Royal Academy of Music
George Macfarren
Edward German
John Stainer
Novello
Arthur Somervell
The Musical Times
University College School
Worcester College, Oxford
The Musical Times
Harvey Grace
The Manchester Guardian
The Morning Post
The Glasgow Herald
The Evening News
The Listener
The Radio Times
Novello & Co.
Alpine Club


Borland, John. 'William Gray McNaught', in The Musical Times, Vol. 59, No. 910 (December 1918), pp. 537-541



C.E. McGuire and S.E. Plank. Historical Dictionary of English Music, (2011) p. 200
W R Anderson. 'William McNaught', in The Musical Times, Vol. 94, No. 1325 (July 1953), pp. 303-305

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