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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] In 1863, he was convicted of bigamy and sentenced to five years' imprisonment in Darlinghurst Gaol with hard labour.[1]

He was accompanist to the Sydney Choral Society, of which Joseph Massey sen. was conductor, meeting at the Sydney School of Arts, and which performed the Handel oratorios Messiah and Judas Maccabaeus with some success.[6]

Works edit

  • 1855 City of Sydney Polka [7]
  • 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) [8]
  • Australia hail! Australian national hymn

Recordings edit

  • 1999 Classical Music Of Colonial Australia - Polka [9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Lea-Scarlett, E. J. "Packer, Charles Sandys (Stuart Shipley) (1810–1883)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  2. ^ "Charles Sandys Packer : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au.
  3. ^ "Category:Packer, Charles Sandys - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music". imslp.org.
  4. ^ "Convict Records: Charles Sandys Packer". convictrecords.com.au.
  5. ^ "Charles Sandys Packer - Lists - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Music". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXIX, no. 2068. New South Wales, Australia. 24 February 1900. p. 438. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Category:Packer, Charles Sandys - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music". Imslp.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. ^ "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 9 October 2017.
  9. ^ Classical Music Of Colonial Australia

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