Frederic Austin

Frederic William Austin (30 March 1872 – 10 April 1952) was an English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905–30. He is perhaps best remembered for his arrangement of Johann Pepusch's music for a 1920 production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, and its sequel Polly in 1922; and for his popularization of the melody of the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas. Austin was the older brother of the composer Ernest Austin (1874–1947).

Birth and Death Data: Born March 30, 1872 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom)), Died April 10, 1952 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia	6674	12-in.	approximately 1915	Rigoletto quartette	Frederic Austin ; Rosina Buckman ; Edith Clegg ; Maurice D'Oisly ; English Opera Quartette	Vocal quartet with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Austin, Frederic," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356499.

Austin, Frederic. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356499.

"Austin, Frederic." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.