Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann Explained

Alice Ellen Lauentine Charbonnet (12 October 1858, Cincinnati, Ohio – 1 June 1914, Paris, France)^[1] was an Australian composer of romantic and classical music.^[2] Her father was a French judge, and her formative years were spent in a variety of countries. She married violinist Frederick William Kellermann; their daughter Annette Kellermann was a long-distance swimmer, vaudeville entertainer, film actress, and educator.^[3]

Alice and Frederick established a music school in Phillip Street, Sydney, and Alice became a distinguished figure on Sydney's concert scene. She gave many afternoon recitals at gatherings at Phillip Street and at her home in Potts Point, and appeared in many larger concerts. After moving to Melbourne in 1901 without her husband, Alice became a music teacher at Simpson's School, Mentone, where she commanded a high fees because of her experience and the high results she obtained with students. In 1907 she retired to Paris, but continued giving concerts.

Her piano students included Dame Nellie Melba,^[4] composer Lydia Larner and May Summerbelle^{[5] [6]}

Works

• 1892 Saltarella in A minor^[7]
• 1898 Le train du diable, galop de concert
• Ye Olde English Dances
• Tarantella
• Mappari
• Brise de mer
• Remembrance, song
• Danse Mexicaine
• Ave Maria, for solo voice, violin and piano or organ^[8]

Further reading

• Book: The Original Million Dollar Mermaid – The Annette Kellerman Story. Emily Gibson. Barba Firth. Allen & Unwin. 2005. 1-74114-432-9. 2017-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203142/http://50.66.185.122:8000/get/pdf/24656. 2017-12-02. dead.
• "Alice Ellen Charbonnet: a French musician in nineteenth-century Australia" by J. G. Bong, 2006 Masters thesis, Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne

Notes and References

1. http://www.nelliemelbamuseum.com.au/teachers.htm Teaching Melba – Alice Charbonnet
2. Web site: Charbonnet Kellermann, Alice. Trove. 2 November 2017.
3. G. P.. Walsh. Kellermann, Annette Marie Sarah (1886–1975). 9. 1983. 2 December 2017. kellermann-annette-marie-sarah-6911.
4. Book: Marvelous Melba: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Diva. Ann Blainey. Ivan R Dee. 16 March 2009. 978-1566638098. registration.
5. News: New Music. . . LI . 1609 . New South Wales, Australia . 9 May 1891 . 13 October 2018 . 1036 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Mr. and Madame Kellermann's . . 7049 . New South Wales, Australia . 24 December 1889 . 13 October 2018 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
7. Book: Charbonnet-Kellermann, Alice. Saltarella : in A minor. 29 November 1892. Sydney : W.H. Paling & Co. Trove. 29 November 2017.
8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-166143469/view?partId=nla.obj-166143475#page/n0/mode/1up "Ave Maria"