Arthur Chanter

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.

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

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. "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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