May Summerbelle | |
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![]() May Summerbelle in 1924 | |
Background information | |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 1 January 1946 |
Occupation(s) | Composer, journalist |
Years active | 1890-1930 |
Annie May Constance Summerbelle (1867 – 1947) was an Australian composer of light classical and popular music. [1] [2] [3] She was the third daughter of Captain William and Honoriah Summerbelle of Double Bay. [4] Her sister, Stella Clare, married Francis Joseph Bayldon, a master mariner and nautical instructor. [5] From the late 1880s she was a student of Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann, with Summerbelle's earliest compositions appearing in the early 1890s. [6]
Among a hundred compositions, she had music selected for the British Empire Exhibition in London. [7] Her song So Long was played by the Australian Light Horse as the first wave embarked on the Gallipoli campaign. [8] [9]
She married Herbert Glasson in 1893 [4] and wrote 'Love is a fadeless flower' while heavily pregnant with his child. The same year Herbert was convicted and executed for murder and robbery under arms. [10] Ms Summerbelle involved herself with repertory theatre groups via the Sydney Press-Women. [11]
Nostalgia - Piano Music by Australian Women by Jeanell Carrigan 2016 Wirrapang Pub. [18]
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May Summerbelle | |
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![]() May Summerbelle in 1924 | |
Background information | |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 1 January 1946 |
Occupation(s) | Composer, journalist |
Years active | 1890-1930 |
Annie May Constance Summerbelle (1867 – 1947) was an Australian composer of light classical and popular music. [1] [2] [3] She was the third daughter of Captain William and Honoriah Summerbelle of Double Bay. [4] Her sister, Stella Clare, married Francis Joseph Bayldon, a master mariner and nautical instructor. [5] From the late 1880s she was a student of Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann, with Summerbelle's earliest compositions appearing in the early 1890s. [6]
Among a hundred compositions, she had music selected for the British Empire Exhibition in London. [7] Her song So Long was played by the Australian Light Horse as the first wave embarked on the Gallipoli campaign. [8] [9]
She married Herbert Glasson in 1893 [4] and wrote 'Love is a fadeless flower' while heavily pregnant with his child. The same year Herbert was convicted and executed for murder and robbery under arms. [10] Ms Summerbelle involved herself with repertory theatre groups via the Sydney Press-Women. [11]
Nostalgia - Piano Music by Australian Women by Jeanell Carrigan 2016 Wirrapang Pub. [18]
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link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)