Hamish MacCunn ( born 22 March 1868 ; died 2 August 1916 ) , was a Scottish composer and conductor who lived in the later part of the romantic period . Hamish MacCunn ( 22 March 1868 -- 2 August 1916 ) , Scottish romantic composer , was born in Greenock , the son of a shipowner , and was educated at the Royal College of Music , where his teachers included Sir Hubert Parry and Sir Charles Villiers Stanford .