Arthur Chanter | |
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Background information | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | January 1, 1866
Died | November 29, 1950 | (aged 84)
Occupation(s) | 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.