George Savin De Chanéet

George Savin De Chaneet was a Hungarian-Australian composer, conductor, choir master, organist and music teacher.[1] He was born in Hamburg,[2] only son of Frederich de Chanéet.[3] He arrived in Melbourne on 22 April 1884, where he spent his active life, seeking naturalisation in 1899.[4]

George Savin De Chaneet
Portrait of Herr G S De Chaneet
Herr G S De Chaneet 1897
Background information
Born(1861-01-01)January 1, 1861
Hamburg, Germany
DiedMay 2, 1926(1926-05-02) (aged 65)
Java, Indonesia
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, teacher
Years active1880-1910

He dedicated much of his time to St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in West Melbourne,[5] and composed church music for other parishes and denominations.[6]

Works
  • Hungarian dance[7]
  • Mass for worship[8]
  • In the Cathedral (a Christmas song)[9]
  • The children's prayer : song / words by Louis Voight ; music by G.S. de Chanéet
  • Summer dreams : song / words by Louis Voight ; music by G.S. de Chaneet
  • The children's prayer : song / words by Louis Voight ; music by G.S. de Chaneet
  • The two cities : song / words by Margery Browne ; music by G.S. De Chaneet
  • The rover : song / words by Margery Browne ; music by G.S. de Chaneet
  • The goblin bat : song / words by Margery Browne ; music by G.S. de Chaneet

Recordings

None known

Personal

His first wife, Johanna Julianna (née Paasch),[10] died in Melbourne in September 1887 in childbirth.[11] De Chanéet then married Martha Matilda Orams (died 1930 in Surabaya)[12] in December the same year.[3] They had a daughter, Myra Matilda (born 1888)[13][14] and two sons, Victor (born 1895)[15] and Eric George (born 1902).[13][16] Victor served in the AIF in World War I, winning the Military Medal for bravery in the field in 1918.[17]

De Chaneet had moved to Java before June 1920. He died in Lawang on 2 May 1926, survived by his wife and three children.[18]

References
  1. "Herr de Chaneet". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. IV, no. 2. Victoria, Australia. 11 June 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Representative Professional Men". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. II, no. 8. Victoria, Australia. 26 July 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Family Notices". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 6 January 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. "RecordSearch". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. "Representative Professional Men". North Melbourne Gazette (Vic. : 1894 - 1901). 19 July 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. "SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 25, 071. Victoria, Australia. 16 December 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Chanéet, G. S. de, -1926, Hungarian dance, op. 17, no. 5 [music] : piano solo / by G.S. de Chaneet, Allan & Co{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Chanéet, G. S. de, -1926; St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church (West Melbourne, Vic.) (1893), G. S. de Chanéet's first mass [music] (in German){{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Chanéet, G. S. de, -1926; Voight, Louis, In the cathedral [music] : song / words by Louis Voight ; music by G.S. de Chaneet, Chappell & Co. ; W.H. Glen & Co{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. "Births deaths and marriages Victoria". my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  11. "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 12, 865. Victoria, Australia. 14 September 1887. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Family Notices". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 21 October 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  13. "Births deaths and marriages Victoria". my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  14. "Family Notices". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 10 January 1889. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  15. "Family Notices". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 7 December 1895. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  16. "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 17, 350. Victoria, Australia. 19 February 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. "Distinctions". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 20 July 1918. p. 12. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  18. "Family Notices". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 8 May 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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