Sum mer ▁night ▁and ▁sun r ise "), ▁a ▁sym phony , ▁and ▁a ▁viol in ▁son ata . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁S ä ff le ▁Municip ality ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁V är ml and ▁Category : R om antic ▁compos ers ▁Category : Ro yal ▁College ▁of ▁Music , ▁Stockholm ▁al umn i ▁Category : S wed ish ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : S wed ish ▁male ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : S wed ish ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Very ▁Rev ▁Alexander ▁Ger ard ▁FR SE ▁D D ▁( 1 7 2 8 ▁– 1 7 9 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁minister , ▁academic ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁writer . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Mod er ator ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 7 2 8 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Gilbert ▁Ger ard ▁( d ied ▁ 1 7 3 8 ), ▁at ▁the ▁man se ▁in ▁G ario ch ▁in ▁Aber de ens hire . ▁He ▁attended ▁F over an ▁Par ish ▁School ▁then ▁Aber de en ▁Gram