Charles Sandys Packer
Charles Sandys Stuart Shipley Packer (1810–1883), commonly referred to as Charles S. Packer, was an Australian classical music composer, born in Reading, Berkshire, England.[1][2][3] He was a graduate of The Royal Academy of Music in London. Packer was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to penal transportation to Tasmania in 1839 on the ship Mangles.[4] On release, he became a successful teacher and performer[5]
Works[]
- 1855 City of Sydney Polka [6]
- Reminiscence of the garden palace
- The crown of thorns : an oratorio
- The royal Charlie polka
- The song of the angels
- Exchange ball schottische
- The captive's child : ballad
- Arm! arm! : Australian patriotic song)
- Little Nell : a ballad
- My Johnny was a shoemaker
- Lily Lee (arrangement)
- Queen of the west : new ballad (orchestration) [7]
- Australia hail! Australian national hymn
Recordings[]
- 1999 Classical Music Of Colonial Australia - Polka [8]
References[]
- ^ Lea-Scarlett, E. J. Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^ "Charles Sandys Packer : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au.
- ^ "Category:Packer, Charles Sandys - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music". imslp.org.
- ^ "Convict Records: Charles Sandys Packer". convictrecords.com.au.
- ^ "Charles Sandys Packer - Lists - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Category:Packer, Charles Sandys - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music". Imslp.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Queen of the west [music] : new ballad / words and music by L. H. Lavenu ; symphonies and accompaniments by Charles Packer. - Version details - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Classical Music Of Colonial Australia
Categories:
- 1810 births
- 1883 deaths
- Australian conductors (music)
- Australian male composers
- Australian composers
- English emigrants to Australia
- Australian poets
- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- 19th-century male musicians