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 best remembered for his restoration and production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, its sequel, Polly, in 1920–23, 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), Died April 10, 1952 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal

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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 May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356499.

Austin, Frederic. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356499.

"Austin, Frederic." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356499

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Austin, Frederic - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88649271

Wikidata: Frederic Austin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1306282

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32181605

MusicBrainz: Frederic Austin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0bbd2fec-8024-4002-9fa0-181f88a8277e

ISNI: 0000 0000 8369 6306 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000083696306

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/233231

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