Herbert De Pinna Explained

Herbert De Pinna
Birth Date:	1 January 1883
Birth Place:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Composer
Years Active:	1910-1936

Herbert De Pinna (1883–1936) was a composer and medical doctor. He was a medicine graduate from Cambridge University who trained at Middlesex Hospital.^[1] He opened a hospital in Queensland, but claimed he made more money from music.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Herbert De Pinna is best remembered for Broadway-style numbers written for successful pantomimes The Bunyip^{[5] [6] [7]} and Robinson Crusoe,^[8] which toured major Australian cities.^[9] A song from the 'Bunyip was adopted by schools and enjoyed phenomenal sales ^[10]

De Pinna won a successful Supreme Court case for defamatory remarks made to his medical clients.^[11]

During world war two, his son Arthur^[12] was shot down and killed by Imperial Japanese Army Air Service over Kupang, Indonesia.^[13]

Works

• Seven songs for the 1914 musical Bunyip (musical)^[14]
• I Wonder
• The Parsons' Glide : two-step & one-step
• Claire : graceful dance
• Dorothy : old English dance
• Eight interesting pianoforte solos
• Devil's Picnic : for piano
• E'er Dawns Another Day
• Moonlight Surfing^[15]
• All the Girls are After Me

References

1. News: Music Directors & Composers [Industry]]. 2011-12-15. Australian Variety Theatre Archive. 2018-01-28. en-US.
2. News: Dr. Herbert de Pinna, Composer. . . 2433 . New South Wales, Australia . 21 June 1917 . 18 February 2018 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: A Successful Composer.. Leader. New South Wales, Australia . 14 May 1914 . 18 February 2018 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Dr. Herbert De Pinna Commencing Practice in Mudgee. . . New South Wales, Australia . 26 July 1920 . 18 February 2018 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Australian Panto Success. . Leader . New South Wales, Australia . 26 January 1917 . 18 February 2018 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Pantomime Music.. . 24,644 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 December 1916 . 18 February 2018 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: The Bunyip. The Northern Star. 41 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 January 1917 . 18 February 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Robinson Crusoe Panto. . . 9 . 2519 . South Australia . 17 April 1918 . 18 February 2018 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: Robinson Crusoe Pantomime. . . LXXXIII . 22,289 . South Australia . 17 April 1918 . 18 February 2018 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: Filmland, Vaudeville, and The Stage. . . LII . 14329 . South Australia . 26 May 1917 . 10 November 2019 . 4 (NIGHT EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
11. News: CLAIM FOR DEFAMATION. . . New South Wales, Australia . 2 April 1926 . 18 February 2018 . 31 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: ENGAGEMENT. . . Queensland, Australia . 4 July 1939 . 10 November 2019 . 17 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS) . National Library of Australia.
13. News: Shot Down Near Koepang . . Queensland, Australia . 19 February 1942 . 10 November 2019 . 3 (Second Edition) . National Library of Australia.
14. Web site: Bunyip. Herbert. De Pinna. Benjamin J. Fuller. (Firm). 28 January 2018. Sydney : W.H. Paling & Co. Trove.
15. Web site: Moonlight surfing. Herbert. De Pinna. Benjamin J. Fuller. (Firm). 28 January 2018. Sydney : W.H. Paling & Co. Trove.