May Summerbelle
Annie May Constance Summerbelle (1867 – 1947) was an Australian composer of light classical and popular music.[1][2][3][4] Daughter of Captain William and Honoriah Summerbelle.
Among a hundred compositions, she had music selected for the 1927 Empire Exhibit in London.[5] Her song So Long was played by the Sixth Light Horse infantry embarking on the Gallipoli campaign. [6]
She married Herbert Glasson in 1893[7] 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.[8] Ms Summerbelle involved herself with repertory theatre groups via the Sydney Press-Women. [9] She was a student of Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann
Works
- Thou art mine 1906
- Valkyrie, op. 6 1910-
- Myee waltz /1890
- Beaux yeux : waltz 1908
- Pop-corn : cake walk & two step 1899 [10]
- Gavotte in D : swords and roses dance : op. 4 1916
- So-long : march-song / words by John Barr ; music by May Summerbelle 1914
- 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 [4]
- an article for the Sunday times newspaper [11]
Recordings
Nostalgia - Piano Music by Australian Women by Jeanell Carrigan 2016 Wirrapang Pub.[12]
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Summerbelle, May (1867-1914) - People and organisations". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "May Summerbelle: (author/organisation) - AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". Austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Summerbelle". Avemariasongs.org. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER LEAVING". The Daily Telegraph. No. 13, 818. New South Wales, Australia. 22 March 1924. p. 16. Retrieved 13 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mainly About People". The Daily News. Vol. XLIII, , no. 15, 277. Western Australia. 7 April 1924. p. 7 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Family Notices". Freeman's Journal. Vol. XLIV, , no. 2553. New South Wales, Australia. 11 February 1893. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "The Carcoar Tragedy,". Australian Town And Country Journal. Vol. XLVII, , no. 1241. New South Wales, Australia. 28 October 1893. p. 9. Retrieved 13 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "IN THE WINTER GARDEN". Freeman's Journal. Vol. LXIX, , no. 4098. New South Wales, Australia. 15 February 1917. p. 28. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Pop Corn Cake Walk by May Summerbelle from AUSTRALIA, 1899". YouTube. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS". Sunday Times. No. 1053. New South Wales, Australia. 25 March 1906. p. 1 (The Sunday Times Magazine Section). Retrieved 13 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Rediscovering Australian women composers of piano music : Feature Article : Australian Music Centre". Australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2018.