Arthur Chanter
Portrait of Arthur Chanter
Arthur Chanter 1910
Background information
Born(1866-01-01)January 1, 1866
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DiedNovember 29, 1950(1950-11-29) (aged 84)
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, teacher
Years active1889–1950

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, and is buried in Cheltenhan pioneer cemetery.

Works

  • 1898 The Vintner's Daughter or The Vintner of Wurgburg, an opera in four acts[14][15][16]
  • 1900 Chaucer Songs
  • 1901 Saltwater Jack
  • 1910 Valse triste : pianoforte solo
  • 1911 A Daughter of Italy, an opera[17]
  • 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 / words by Randolph Bedford
  • 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)[18]

References

  1. "PERSONAL". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. LXXXVII, no. 232. Tasmania, Australia. 1 October 1929. p. 6 (DAILY). Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "MR. ARTHUR CHANTER'S CONCERT". The Age. No. 18, 484. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Through the Grand Hotel". Melbourne Punch. Victoria, Australia. 5 October 1899. p. 26. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "WATER COLORS AT THE LITTLE GALLERY". The Age. No. 23, 281. Victoria, Australia. 19 November 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "PROSE ABOUT PRO.'S". Free Lance. Vol. 1, no. 11. Victoria, Australia. 2 July 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 "VICTORIA'S FIRST BACHELOR OF MUSIC". Independent. No. 907. Victoria, Australia. 25 August 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "THE KALGOORLIE BAND COMPETITIONS". Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Vol. XVI, no. 829. Western Australia. 27 September 1910. p. 22. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "DIVORCE COURT". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 21, 312. Victoria, Australia. 14 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 28 November 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Family Notices". Punch. Vol. CXXII, no. 3115. Victoria, Australia. 8 April 1915. p. 27. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  10. "VICTORIA COLLEGE OF MUSIC (LONDON)". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XLVII, no. 254. Tasmania, Australia. 28 October 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  11. "ADELAIDE COMPETITIONS". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. XC, no. 26, 382. South Australia. 17 July 1925. p. 13. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  12. "NEGLECTED COMPOSITIONS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 29, 900. Victoria, Australia. 24 June 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  13. "CHILDREN'S VOICES". Daily Examiner. Vol. 17, no. 2538. New South Wales, Australia. 20 August 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  14. "New Comic Opera". The Herald. No. 10, 814. Victoria, Australia. 27 June 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  15. "New Opera by Australian Author". Richmond Guardian. No. 1804. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  16. "Vintner of Wuerzburg". The Herald. No. 11, 384. Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  17. "MR. [?]ANTER'S STUDENTS IN OPERA". The Age. No. 17, 510. Victoria, Australia. 1 May 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  18. "New Songs". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. III, no. 52. Victoria, Australia. 28 May 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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