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Charlton Templeman Speer

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Charlton Templeman Speer (21 November 1859 – 27 October 1921) also known as Charlton T. Speer was an English composer and spiritualist.

Career

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Speer was born in Cheltenham, he was the son of physician Stanhope Templeman Speer. During the 1870s, William Stainton Moses tutored Speer.[1][2]

He became a successful composer and Professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music.[3] Like his father, Speer was a convinced spiritualist. He joined the London Spiritualist Alliance in March 1884.[4]

He married Amy Matilda Hallett in 1887. He died in Sutton, London.[5]

Compositions

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Among his compositions were:

  • Zara, opera;
  • Odysseus, opera;
  • Hélène (opera);
  • An opening in C for orchestra;
  • The ballad Guinevere;
  • The suite Cinderella for orchestra;
  • The Mayor of Lake Regillus, for choir and orchestra;
  • King Arthur symphonic poem;
  • Pieces for piano, vocal melodies and religious music.

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ Oppenheim, Janet. (1988). The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914. Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0521347679
  2. ^ Luckhurst, Roger (22 November 2021). "The Ghost Club, 1882–1936". Aries. 22 (1): 64–88. doi:10.1163/15700593-02201004. ISSN 1567-9896. S2CID 244548370.
  3. ^ "Biography of Charlton T. Speer". Bardon Music.
  4. ^ M. A. Oxon (William Stainton Moses). The London Spiritualist Alliance. Light. Volume 4. March 15, 1884. p. 108
  5. ^ "Charlton Templeman Speer". Rootsweb.