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with an introduction on vocal expression in 1829, but his name is best known by the collections of Scottish songs which he edited. He was also the composer of two symphonies (neither of which was published), of several glees and songs, and some unimportant dance music.
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On returning to Scotland Dun settled at Edinburgh, where he spent the remainder of his life, occupied in teaching the violin, composition, and singing. He only appears as a householder in 1829, at which time he is living in a flat at 6 Howe Street in the
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in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the north wall of the original cemetery, backing onto the first northern extension.
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He died suddenly at Edinburgh, 28 November 1853. He is buried in
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Aberdeen
Perth Grammar School
University of Edinburgh
Paris
Pierre Baillot
Milan
San Carlo Theatre
Naples
Aleksander Mirecki
Girolamo Crescentini
Second New Town
solfeggi
Heriot Row
Edinburgh's New Town
Dean Cemetery
public domain
Dun, Finlay
Dictionary of National Biography
Categories
1795 births
1853 deaths
Scottish classical violinists
Scottish publishers (people)
Scottish classical composers
19th-century Scottish musicians
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Musicians from Aberdeen
19th-century British businesspeople

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