May Summerbelle
Australian composer (1867–1947) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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 |
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] The song was also selected by Australian entertainers despatched to entertain troops.[10]
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.[11] Ms Summerbelle involved herself with repertory theatre groups via the Sydney Press-Women.[12]
Works
- Thou art mine 1906
- Valkyrie, op. 6 1910-
- Myee waltz /1890 [15]
- Beaux yeux : waltz 1908
- Pop-corn : cake walk & two step 1899 [16]
- Gavotte in D : swords and roses dance : op. 4 1916
- So-long : march-song / words by John Barr ; music by May Summerbelle 1914 [17]
- Wanted for the fighting line : Australian recruiting song / words by Will. M. Fleming ; music by May Summerbelle 1914
- Australia! sighs my heart / words by Ada A. Holman ; music by May Summerbelle
- Ave Maria [3]
- an article for the Sunday times newspaper [18]
Recordings
Nostalgia - Piano Music by Australian Women by Jeanell Carrigan 2016 Wirrapang Pub.[19]
References
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