Charlton Templeman Speer

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Charlton Templeman Speer (21 November 1859 – 27 October 1921) also known as Charlton T. Speer was an English composer and spiritualist.

Career[]

Speer was born in Cheltenham, he was the son of physician Stanhope Templeman Speer. During the 1870s, William Stainton Moses tutored Speer.^[1]

He became a successful composer and Professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music.^[2] Like his father, Speer was a convinced spiritualist. He joined the London Spiritualist Alliance in March 1884.^[3]

He married Amy Matilda Hallett in 1887. He died in Sutton, London.^[4]

Compositions[]

Among his compositions were:

• Zara, opera;
• Odysseus, opera;
• Hélène (opera);
• An opening in C for orchestra;
• The ballad Guinevere;
• The suite Cinderella for orchestra;
• The Mayor of Lake Regillus, for choir and orchestra;
• King Arthur symphonic poem;
• Pieces for piano, vocal melodies and religious music.

Publications[]

• Biography of W. Stainton Moses. In Spirit teachings Through the Mediumship of William Stainton Moses (M.A., Oxon) (1894)

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