Arthur Chanter
Arthur Chanter | |
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| Portrait of Arthur Chanter Arthur Chanter 1910 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 1, 1866 |
| Died | November 29, 1950 (aged 84) |
| Occupations | Composer, conductor, teacher |
| Years active | 1889–1950 |
Arthur Maybee Chanter (1866-1950) was an Australian composer, conductor, music teacher,[1][2] choir master and musician. An accomplished pianist[3] and watercolorist,[4] Chanter was among the earliest music graduates of the University of Melbourne,[5][6] where he was instructed by George Marshall-Hall.[6] In 1910 Chanter was the adjudicator of a musical Eistedfodd and band competition of an association of native-born Australians in Western Australia.[7] He married Josephine in 1902 but divorced her in 1914,[8] taking another wife Sara Kate Campbell in 1915.[9] He live mostly in Brighton, Victoria and Elsternwick, but was well travelled.[10][11] He advocated recording as a means to reach the working clubs and masses[12] and was damning of the teaching methods in public schools.[13] He retired to Euroa and died 28 November 1950,[14] and is buried in Cheltenhan pioneer cemetery.
Works
[edit | edit source]- 1898 The Vintner's Daughter or The Vintner of Wurgburg, an opera in four acts[15][16][17]
- 1900 Chaucer Songs
- 1901 Saltwater Jack
- 1910 Valse triste : pianoforte solo
- 1911 A Daughter of Italy, an opera[18]
- 1912 Snow clouds : song for soprano with lyrics by Catherine Cue-Campbell
- 1913 Australians all : national song and anthem / words by William Carrington
- 1914 Australia my beloved land[19]
- 1915 Christmas hymn
- 1930 Sorrento : one act comic opera
- 1930 Sun of my soul : hymn anthem
- There's a woman like a dewdrop : serenade from Browning's
- The buccaneer for bass voice
- O worship the Lord for choir
- The bountiful harvest
- Take, Oh Take those lips away (from Measure for Measure by Shakespeare)[20]
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- 1866 births
- 1950 deaths
- 20th-century Australian composers
- 19th-century Australian composers
- 19th-century Australian musicians
- 20th-century Australian classical composers
- Australian classical composers
- Australian opera composers
- Musicians from Melbourne
- 20th-century Australian male musicians
- 20th-century Australian conductors (music)
- 19th-century conductors (music)
- 19th-century classical composers
- Australian male opera composers
- People from Brighton, Victoria
- University of Melbourne alumni