Arthur Chanter

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Arthur Chanter
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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, [14] and is buried in Cheltenhan pioneer cemetery.

Works

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A Christmas Hymn 1915 setting of Joseph Furphy
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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. ↑ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 32, 525. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 13 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "New Comic Opera". The Herald . No. 10, 814. Victoria, Australia. 27 June 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Vintner of Wuerzburg". The Herald . No. 11, 384. Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Australia my beloved land [music] : national song". Trove. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "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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