Albert Bokhare Saunders

Albert Bokhare Saunders (1880–1946) was a successful and prolific composer of romantic and light classical music. He worked as an arranger for Sydney music publisher W.H. Palings.[1] He worked under various pseudonyms including Albert Earl and Albert Trelba but is most widely known as Clement Scott.[2][3]

Saunders was born in Brewarrina, rural New South Wales. He has been credited as composer of "Swiss Cradle Song",[4] possibly collected from the Māori folk song "Po Ata Rau" and given English language lyrics as "Now is the Hour", sung by departing troops in The Great War and recalled by patriotic New Zealanders.[5] During his life, he successfully sued a Sydney entertainment producer for breach of copyright, but his widow was unsuccessful making the same claim on Palings for the famous cradle song.[6] The song was an international hit.[7]

Several solo piano editions of Saunder's popular "Comet March" are preserved in Australian libraries. The original 1910 edition for trio of piano, cornet and violin[8] seems to have been lost, yet the piece was still being orchestrated by amateurs twenty years later.[9]

Works

  • Australian Cradle Song (trio for piano, cornet, violin)[10]
  • Serbian Cradle Song
  • Irish Cradle Song
  • Prince of Diggers[11]
  • "Go ahead!" march for piano
  • Love's melody : a romance for the piano
  • Devotion waltz
  • 1919 Cuddles[12]
  • 1910 Wandering thoughts : tone poem for piano
  • 1910 Wirra warra schottische
  • St. Michaels : fox-trot
  • Happy Moments : eight easy pieces for little fingers
  • Comet March
  • Waratah : pianoforte solo
  • Boronia
  • Flannel Flowers
  • Poppies Gavotte: easy piano solo without octaves[13]
  • Joyful Nights Waltz
  • Kitchener March
  • Scarf Dance
  • Wattle Blossoms
  • (disputed) 1913 Swiss Cradle Song[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Moree A Beautiful Town – Immpressions of a former resident". North West Champion. 21 January 1943. Retrieved 2017-09-16 – via Trove.
  2. ↑ "Saunders, A. B. (Albert B) (1880–1946)". Trove. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  3. ↑ Not to be confused with Clement Scott.
  4. ↑ "Saga of Song in Court Claim". Trove. 1952-06-02. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  5. ↑ "NZ Folk Song * Po Atarau / Now is the Hour". folksong.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  6. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/3154101/Unsung-hero
  7. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79671562
  8. ↑ "New Music". Trove. 1910-11-26. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  9. ↑ "Musical Extravaganza". Trove. 1933-08-04. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  10. ↑ "Australian cradle song [music] : pianoforte solo / Clement Scott. – Version details". Trove. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  11. ↑ "Prince of diggers : grand march / by A.B. Saunders – Details". Trove. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  12. ↑ "Cuddles [music] / A.B. Saunders. – Version details". Trove. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Poppies [music] : easy piano solo without octaves / by Albert Earl. – Version details". Trove. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  14. ↑ "Swiss cradle song [music] : tone poem, piano solo / by Clement Scott. - Version details". Trove. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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