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Frederick Augustus Packer (1839–1902) was an Australian composer of Anglican spiritual and romantic music.[1] He was born in Reading, Berkshire, in the United Kingdom[2] He worked as a parliamentary civil servant and music teacher.[3] He was a nephew to fellow composer Charles Sandys Packer and a postal telegraph operator.[4][5] He came from a musical family [6] He died after some years in Sydney [6] He was an uncle to media mogul R. C. Packer.[7]

Works

• 1800s For the old love's sake[8]
• 1879 Under The Snow
• 1880 Listening
• Is my lover on the sea
• The Garrison polka
• Violette : I dream of thee
• Nearer to Thee (hymn 114)
• Withered (sunshine through rain) song
• 1890 Susie Bell[9]

Recordings

• 2011 Songs of Fred Packer by Kerry Garland [10]
• 2015 When the Wattles Was in Bloom[11]
• 2016 Three pieces of Frederick A. Packer: Sion Reade concert band[12]

References

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[de] Frederick Augustus Packer

Frederick Augustus Gow Packer (* 1839 in Reading, Berkshire; † 1. August 1902 in Sydney) war ein australischer Organist, Komponist und Musikpädagoge.

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- [en] Frederick Augustus Packer

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