Stephen Hale Marsh Explained

Stephen Hale Marsh
Birth Date:	4 January 1808
Birth Place:	United Kingdom
Instrument:	Harp
Occupation:	Composer, conductor, teacher, harpist
Years Active:	1842-1872

Stephen Hale Marsh was born in the United Kingdom and lived in other countries, including Japan, but thirty productive years of his career were spent in Australia.^[1] He gave popular lectures on music.^{[2] [3]} He was fondly regarded as a pioneer of music.^[4] He taught singing in Sydney,^[5] where he was said to raise the expectations of the audience.^[6] Although he was initially an ally of fellow composer Isaac Nathan,^[7] he later became a rival.

Marsh took part in the inauguration of the Victorian Academy of Music.^[8] Marsh wore his beard in the chin-strap style.^[9] He played and wrote music for the harp.^[10]

Works

• 1824 There's a magic in thine eye, love
• 1841 Leichhardt's Return
• 1845 Australian Waltz
• 1846 Leichhardt's march
• 1851 Ferrolana Polka Opus 63 https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-165655339/view?partId=nla.obj-165655347
• 1854 'By Murray's Banks' - setting of bush poem by 'Ignotus' or 'Evelyn' ^[11]
• 1854 Liechhardt March
• 1854 Bathurst March ^[12]
• 1855 Brilliant fantasia
• 1856 Far O'er the Sea ^[13]
• 1856 Allan McGan ^[14]
• 1859 In Thee Oh Lord Do I Put My Trust
• 1862 (arrangeur) 'Le Bon Voyage' ^[15]
• 1865 'The Stockman's last bed'^[16] setting of lines published as early as 1857 ^[17]
• 1872 Illustrations of Pipelӗ ^[18]
• Advance Australia
• Fair Australia Waltzes
• Hail to Victoria! Queen of the ocean
• Australian Polka
• Gentleman in Black (Opera)^[19]
• 1896 (posthumous) Song of the Aeroplane: The Flying Machine ^[20]
• Japan Waltz
• Churan Waltz
• Homebush Galop

Recordings

• All England Eleven Polka ^{[21] [22]}

References

 

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stephen and Henry Marsh and family . Graeme . Skinner . 1 September 1865 . 9 December 2022 . University of Sydney.
2. News: Sydney news: music . . 10 August 1844 . 9 December 2022 . 4 . Trove.
3. News: Music and musicians . . 17 July 1844 . 9 December 2022 . 3 . Trove.
4. News: Australian . . 3 April 1888 . 9 December 2022 . 5 . Trove.
5. News: Music and musicians . . 12 July 1843 . 9 December 2022 . 2 . Trove.
6. News: Music and musicians . . 1 August 1844 . 9 December 2022 . 3 . Trove.
7. News: Mr. Nathan's concert . . 30 May 1842 . 9 December 2022 . 2 . Trove.
8. News: The Victorian Academy of Music . . 15 March 1870 . 9 December 2022 . 6 . Trove.
9. News: Our portrait gallery . . 4 March 1854 . 9 December 2022 . 4 . Trove.
10. News: Reminiscences of music & ministers of music . . 3 November 1894 . 9 December 2022 . 4 . Trove.
11. News: Original poetry . . 17 June 1854 . 10 December 2022 . 5 . Trove.
12. News: Advertising . . 15 March 1854 . 9 December 2022 . 1 . Trove.
13. News: Review . . 24 December 1856 . 9 December 2022 . 5 . Trove.
14. News: The drama . . 14 June 1856 . 9 December 2022 . 2 . Trove.
15. News: Miscellaneous . . 31 January 1862 . 9 December 2022 . 3 . Trove.
16. News: Advertising . . 1 September 1865 . 9 December 2022 . 1 . Trove.
17. News: Bush lyrics . . 24 January 1857 . 9 December 2022 . 4 . Trove.
18. News: New music . . 20 July 1872 . 9 December 2022 . 2 . Trove.
19. News: Music and drama . . 30 September 1882 . 9 December 2022 . 569 . Trove.
20. Web site: 060.140 - The Song of the Aeroplane, or, The Flying Machine. Levy Music Collection . 2022-12-21 . levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
21. Web site: Commonwealth of Australia | All England Eleven Polka . . 7 February 2019 .
22. Web site: Australia unite! : the road to Federation . 2022-12-21 . Australian Music Centre.