Sir William McKie

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Sir William McKie was an Australian-born British organist and choirmaster best known for his long tenure at Westminster Abbey, where he directed the music for major royal ceremonies in the mid-20th century.

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Sir William McKie canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian-born British musician ⓘ
choirmaster ⓘ
organist ⓘ
person ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
employer Westminster Abbey ⓘ
fieldOfWork choral direction ⓘ
church music ⓘ
genre choral music ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
instrument organ ⓘ
name Sir William McKie ⓘ
nationality Australian ⓘ
British ⓘ
notableFor directing music for major British royal ceremonies in the mid-20th century ⓘ
long tenure as organist and choirmaster at Westminster Abbey ⓘ
service as a leading church musician in Britain ⓘ
notableWork Direction of music at Westminster Abbey royal ceremonies ⓘ
occupation choirmaster ⓘ
conductor ⓘ
organist ⓘ
positionHeld Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey ⓘ
Organist of Westminster Abbey ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Westminster Abbey ⓘ
workPeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Sir William McKie → name → Sir William McKie ⓘ