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British singer (1872–1936)
Dame Clara Ellen Butt DBE (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English dramatic contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through
Clara_Butt
British actor and film director (1883–1956)
Lawson Butt (4 March 1883 – 14 January 1956) was a British actor and film director of the silent era. His sister was opera singer Clara Butt. Actor The
Lawson_Butt
Name list
American novelist Clara Butt (1872–1936), English contralto Clara Campoamor (1888 - 1972), Mother of the Spanish feminist movement Clara Calamai (1909–1998)
Clara_(given_name)
English patriotic song composed by music by Edward Elgar with lyrics by A. C. Benson
postponed. Elgar created a separate song, which was first performed by Madame Clara Butt in June 1902. In fact, only the first of the seven stanzas of the Ode's
Land_of_Hope_and_Glory
American journalist and military officer (1865–1912)
and a sister (Clara), and the family was poor. Butt attended various local schools while growing up, including Summerville Academy. Butt's father died when
Archibald_Butt
1877 song by Arthur Sullivan
close friend and mistress, Fanny Ronalds, and with British contralto Clara Butt. Sullivan was proud of the song and later noted: "I have composed much
The_Lost_Chord
English-American photographer (1863–1947)
Baker Street, London. In 1898 he made portraits of H. Rider Haggard, Clara Butt and the Empress of Germany, the last by command of Queen Victoria at Windsor
Ernest_Walter_Histed
Song cycle by Edward Elgar
recorded by singers including Clara Butt, Aafje Heynis, Mary Jarred, and Maartje Offers. One reviewer reported: "Miss Clara Butt is an artist in dress as well
Sea_Pictures
1907 book by Hilaire Belloc
Tales were set to music by Liza Lehmann in 1909; the famous contralto Clara Butt sang the piece in a successful tour of Britain in the same year. Caedmon
Cautionary_Tales_for_Children
Victorian parlour song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist G
song has been recorded by many artists, including John McCormack and Clara Butt. The song is alluded to in James Joyce's Ulysses as being sung by Molly
Love's_Old_Sweet_Song
English composer (1857–1934)
approval of the king was confirmed, and Elgar began work. The contralto Clara Butt had persuaded him that the trio of the first Pomp and Circumstance march
Edward_Elgar
1900 choral work by Edward Elgar
Angel. Later singers associated with the work include Muriel Foster, Clara Butt, Kathleen Ferrier, and Janet Baker as the Angel, and Heddle Nash, Steuart
The_Dream_of_Gerontius
Brandt (1842–1921) Karin Branzell (1891–1974) Muriel Brunskill (1899–1980) Clara Butt (1872–1936) AnnaMaria Cardinalli (born 1979) Marie-Louise Cébron-Norbens
List_of_operatic_contraltos
Poem by Clifton Bingham
soprano voice, the title page advertising that it was sung by Madame Clara Butt. The song was written at the same time as Elgar's Cockaigne, and published
Come,_Gentle_Night!
Australian concert promoter and film producer
to tour Australia including Harry Lauder, John McCormack, Emma Albani, Clara Butt, Kennerley Rumford Nevin Tait was born in Castlemaine, Victoria, the son
Nevin_Tait
American classical contralto and vaudeville performer
training her voice after listening to recordings of the British contralto, Clara Butt. Daisy made history on December 7, 1910, when she became the first African
Daisy_Tapley
Area of Hampstead in London, England
English Heritage Blue Plaque. Robert Bevan (painter), 14 Adamson Road Clara Butt (singer), 7 Harley Road Lillie Langtry (actress, socialite, and producer)
Swiss_Cottage
English singer (1870–1957)
oratorios, but following his marriage to the well-known contralto singer Clara Butt, he toured with her throughout the English-speaking world singing repertoire
Kennerley_Rumford
Surname list
Parker Butt (1830–1892), English judge and politician Clara Butt (1872–1936), English singer Cyrus M. Butt (1833–1921), American politician David Butt Phillip
Butt_(surname)
British actor (1884–1963)
France and made his debut at a concert with Clara Butt in Dundee on 16 October 1906. Strange toured with Clara Butt and Kennerley Rumford until 1912, and the
Philip_Strange
House at 100 Park Lane, London
house for entertaining, hosting performances by singers Nellie Melba and Clara Butt at the house. In 1912, Sir John Hubert Ward bought the building back for
Dudley_House,_London
British princess, daughter of Queen Victoria (1846–1923)
in her youth she played the piano with Charles Hallé, Jenny Lind and Clara Butt, who were among her personal friends, and she was amongst the first members
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom
1847 hymn by Henry Francis Lyte
published by Boosey & Co. in 1896; this is the version favoured by Dame Clara Butt. "Woodlands", Walter Greatorex, 1916 The principal theme of the fourth
Abide_with_Me
Hotel in Medlow Bath, NSW, Australia
performance of Dame Nellie Melba's famously-long farewell tour in 1928. Dame Clara Butt also performed in the venue. The last performance in the room was a small
Hydro_Majestic_Hotel
English composer and organist (1865–1928)
Pipers' was his most popular song, and it was taken up and recorded by Clara Butt between 1917 and 1921. The greater part of his life was devoted to the
Herbert_Brewer
Tourist attraction in Blackpool, England
performed at the Tower include Arthur Askey, Duke Ellington, Paderewski, Dame Clara Butt, Cleo Laine, Peter Dawson, and the band Busted. Comedian Peter Kay performed
Blackpool_Tower
Genre of music performed by one or more singers
Kaplan: E♭1 – F♯5 Axl Rose: F1 – B♭6. Beyoncé – G#2 to F6 Cher: C3 – E6 Clara Butt: A2 – B♭5 Daniel Gildenlöw: A1 – A5. Top range may be heard on songs such
Vocal_music
Welsh composer and actor (1893–1951)
singers such as Adelina Patti. Another of his mother's associates was Clara Butt, who taught him to sing "Abide with Me" when he was a boy of six. Novello
Ivor_Novello
recordings of four extracts from The Dream of Gerontius as early as 1916, with Clara Butt as the angel, and Henry Coward's Sheffield Choir recorded a portion of
The Dream of Gerontius discography
The_Dream_of_Gerontius_discography
Australian photographer (1885–1976)
time, including Australian artist Thea Proctor and British opera singer Clara Butt. Anita Callaway writes that her style was characterised by "strong, dramatic
Bernice_Agar
Italian composer (1864–1949)
Adams, Muriel Foster, Ben Davies and Kennerley Rumford (the husband of Clara Butt). L'oracolo, premiered at Covent Garden in 1905, is a piece of operatic
Franco_Leoni
Italian composer
Watford School and the Royal College of Music, where his students included Clara Butt, Denise Orme, Gwynn Parry Jones, Louise Kirkby Lunn, Phyllis Lett and
Albert_Visetti
Concert hall in Blackheath, London, England
century's most famous musical performers appeared there, such as Dame Clara Butt and Percy Grainger. During the 1980s the Halls were saved from demolition
Blackheath_Halls
Belgian baritone (1848–1929)
taught by him or who received instruction from him include Gervase Elwes, Clara Butt, Louise Kirkby Lunn, Suzanne Adams, Bessie Abott, Leon Rains, Eva Gauthier
Jacques_Bouhy
Australian opera singer (1861–1931)
concerts and the audiences attending was summed up in the advice that Clara Butt said Melba gave her apropos of a planned Australian tour: "Sing 'em muck;
Nellie_Melba
1909 song
performed at an Alexandra Palace concert on 15 January 1910, sung by Clara Butt. The song was published by Boosey's in 1910 as an arrangement for military
The_King's_Way_(song)
National anthem of the United Kingdom
an arrangement of "Land of Hope and Glory" as a solo song performed by Clara Butt at a "Coronation Concert" at the Albert Hall. Novello seized upon the
God_Save_the_King
Hawkes. According to the 1897 printing of the sheet music it was sung by Clara Butt to Clifford Harrison. "The Lord is My Light" Solo version accompanied
The_Lord_Is_My_Light
English tenor (1866–1921)
the premiere of Franco Leoni's oratorio on the Passion, Golgotha, with Clara Butt, Kennerley Rumford and Maggie Teyte in the other solo roles.) In May 1916
Gervase_Elwes
Pentecostal church in Bristol, England
acquired by the Salvation Army. The site was reopened in 1928 by Dame Clara Butt as the Mount Hope maternity home. The church was later registered for
Ivy_Pentecostal_Church
– Bill Wallis (died 2013), English character actor. 23 January – Dame Clara Butt, contralto opera singer, 63 17 February – Hiram Percy Maxim, 66, co-founder
1936_in_radio
Town in West Sussex, England
Stockbroker, punk poet, grew up in Southwick and lives there today. Dame Clara Butt, celebrated contralto, was born at 27 Adur Terrace. Thérèse Lessore, artist
Southwick,_West_Sussex
1762 opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck
contralto, and noted interpreters of the role from this time include Dame Clara Butt, Kathleen Ferrier and Ewa Podleś, and the mezzo-sopranos Rita Gorr, Marilyn
Orfeo_ed_Euridice
English barrister and lyricist (1848-1929)
voluntary. He was buried at Smallcombe Cemetery. A plaque unveiled by Dame Clara Butt commemorates him at 10 Edward St in Bath. The first of Weatherly's well-known
Frederic_Weatherly
The Lady O'Dwyer; Sarah Oram; Florence Simpson 1920: Georgiana Buller; Clara Butt; Alice Chisholm; The Dowager Countess of Eglinton; The Countess of Gosford;
List of dames commander of the Order of the British Empire
List_of_dames_commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
Major thoroughfare in central London
performed at an Alexandra Palace concert on 15 January 1910, sung by Clara Butt. Southampton Row is a major thoroughfare running northwest–southeast in
A4200_road
Australian businessman (1865–1950)
sang at the hotel a number of times as did English Opera singer Dame Clara Butt and Nellie Stewart. Australia's first Prime Minister Sir Edmund Barton
Mark_Foy_(businessman)
Demolished building in Brisbane, Queensland
lease on the theatre for over 80 years. Films were also shown there. Dame Clara Butt, a British contralto sang at a concert at His Majesty's in 1925 Anna Pavlova
Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane
Her_Majesty's_Theatre,_Brisbane
British actress
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Lily Brayton, Evelyn Millard, Lillie Langtry, Clara Butt, Lena Ashwell and Lilian Braithwaite. In the same year, she played the
Mabel_Hackney
Day of the year
1870 – Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish physician (died 1949) 1872 – Clara Butt, English opera singer (died 1936) 1872 – Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer
February_1
Work composed by Edward Elgar with words by A. C. Benson (1902)
who was afterwards presented to the King. The soloists were Mme Albani, Clara Butt, Ben Davies and Andrew Black. The concert opened with Elgar's arrangement
Coronation_Ode
English sportsman and writer (1872–1956)
given extra colour by the appearance, at an election meeting, of Dame Clara Butt, the opera singer (and a close personal friend of the Frys). He won 22
C._B._Fry
Rector of All Souls Church
In February 1936, Buxton led a memorial service at All Souls for Dame Clara Butt. On 21 September 1929, at All Souls, Buxton assisted the Rev. Wilfrid
Arthur_Buxton
American socialite and amateur singer (1839–1916)
is buried with a copy and bequeathed the original manuscript to Dame Clara Butt, who had recorded the song several times (see Buckley, Jack. "In Search
Fanny_Ronalds
8 April 2018. Leonard, Maurice (2012). Hope and Glory: A Life of Dame Clara Butt. Victorian Secrets. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-906-46938-2. Brooks, Katherine (21
List of contraltos in non-classical music
List_of_contraltos_in_non-classical_music
English composer, organist and teacher (1857–1931)
Triumph of Alcestis, for contralto voice and orchestra, was composed for Clara Butt, and his five movement setting of Charles Kingsley’s Ode to the North
Frederic_Cliffe
Student halls at the University of Bristol
from funds raised by concerts given by the famous Bristol contralto Dame Clara Butt. The building was erected close to the site of the medieval manor house
Manor_Hall,_Bristol
British opera singer (1877–1937)
Villiers Stanford wrote about her "She has not got the whopping voice of Clara Butt, but she has more poetry and is musical to her fingertips" Eric Blom,
Muriel_Foster
British music publishing company
at St. James's Hall and later at Queen's Hall when it opened in 1893. Clara Butt, John Sims Reeves and Charles W. Clark performed at these concerts, and
Boosey_&_Hawkes
English pianist, composer and teacher
some piano pieces. His students included: Marion Scott, Cyril Rootham, Clara Butt, Lloyd Powell, Henry Ley, and the entertainer Anna Russell (presumably
Marmaduke_Barton
Island in Berkshire, England
the Hut, a house on the riverbank facing Monkey Island. Musical stars Clara Butt and Nellie Melba entertained the island's guests. From 1912, Rebecca West
Monkey_Island,_Bray
Australian soprano singer (1907–1979)
interest in opera was sparked by gramophone records of Nellie Melba and Clara Butt. She won a number of vocal competitions when aged in her teens, and at
Marjorie_Lawrence
(1921–1971), tenor Henry Burstow (1826–1916), folk singer and bellringer Clara Butt (1872–1936), contralto Nick Cave (born 1957), Australian-born singer,
List_of_people_from_Sussex
Australian singer
Gerardy on his 1923 tour of Australasia, with encouragement from Dame Clara Butt and Henri Verbrugghen. In 1925 she left for London, where in 1926 she
Essie_Ackland
American journalist (1871–1926)
she also worked for the Evening Telegram. She profiled British singer Clara Butt in 1913, and interviewed artist Beatrice Wood in 1917. She was a founding
Theodora_Bean
and former Black Panther Party chairwoman) Grace Bumbry (opera singer) Clara Butt (dramatic contralto) Montserrat Caballe (operatic soprano) Sarah Caldwell
List of Sigma Alpha Iota members
List_of_Sigma_Alpha_Iota_members
Jonny Buckland (British guitarist and songwriter, member of Coldplay) Clara Butt (English contralto opera singer) Will Champion (English drummer and songwriter
List_of_people_from_Hampstead
Optical sound-on-film system
Hook (1926) song by contralto Ethel Hook, sister of classical singer Clara Butt Eubie Blake Plays His "Fantasy on Swanee River" (1923) Eva Puck and Sammy
Phonofilm
British musical society
Paderewski 1900 Edward Lloyd 1901 Eugène Ysaÿe 1902 Jan Kubelík 1903 Dame Clara Butt 1904 Fritz Kreisler 1909 Louise Kirkby Lunn 1910 Emil von Sauer 1912 Pablo
Royal_Philharmonic_Society
Parlor song written by Carrie Jacobs-Bond in 1909
various backgrounds, including: David Bispham Bing Crosby Evan Williams Clara Butt Eleanor Olson Nelson Eddy Jeanette MacDonald Rosa Ponselle Blue Mountains
A_Perfect_Day_(song)
in the classical favourites programme, Your Hundred Best Tunes. Dame Clara Butt — 1912 Maartje Offers —1928 Dame Janet Baker— 1965 These New Puritans
Where_Corals_Lie
Municipal building in Bedminster, Bristol, England
Bristol South Musical Society. Performers included the contralto, Dame Clara Butt, who appeared in April 1893 and again in December 1894. However, the venture
Bedminster_Town_Hall
British cellist, composer and music professor
concert tours of the provinces as a soloist with the contralto singer Clara Butt and her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. During this same period
William_Henry_Squire
for Sussex, born in Brighton in 1872, died in Portslade in 1929 Dame Clara Butt, recitalist and concert singer, lived in St Aubyns Mansions between 1903
List of people from Brighton and Hove
List_of_people_from_Brighton_and_Hove
Singer
Upon graduating from the Royal College of Music, Sheila won the Dame Clara Butt Award for being the best soprano of her year. This award took her to Vienna
Sheila_Jones_Harms
British classical music artist and concert management agency
on its books was unmatched, and included such international stars as Clara Butt, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo Casals, Sergei Rachmaninov, Andrés Segovia, Kathleen
Ibbs_and_Tillett
English symphony organisation
during this time included Paderewski, Hubert Parry, Nellie Melba, and Clara Butt. In 1883 the secretary, Henry Sudlow, died; he was replaced by George
Royal_Liverpool_Philharmonic
Album
sopranos: Geraldine Farrar Contraltos: Louise Homer, Louise Kirkby Lunn, Clara Butt Tenors: Edward Lloyd, Ben Davies, Dan Beddoe, Evan Williams Baritones
The_Record_of_Singing
Canadian poet and lyricist (1854–1938)
magazines. She also wrote lyrics to songs, performed by singers such as Clara Butt and John McCormack. She published two volumes of verse and a limited edition
Lily_Alice_Lefevre
English dramatic soprano
to take lessons with the bass Daniel Rootham, who had been teacher to Clara Butt. At the age of nineteen Turner started a four-year course at the Royal
Eva_Turner
Australian singer
Voice", with a range from low D to A in alt, she was praised by Dame Clara Butt, Rivers Allpress, Gerald Vollmer, Signor Roberto Hazon, John Lemmone,
Kate_Rooney_(singer)
Australian musician and conductor
Christmas night 1926; such world-famous singers as John McCormack and Dame Clara Butt had been soloists in his Messiah. He died in Melbourne on 3 March 1927
Alberto_Zelman
English pianist, organist and accompanist (1874–1951)
Harry Plunket Greene, and composer of various songs popularised by Dame Clara Butt, including her much-recorded version of 'Abide with me'. The rhyme of
Frederick_B._Kiddle
Edwardian building at 167–173 Collins Street, Melbourne
It opened on 17 May 1913, with a performance by the renowned soprano Clara Butt. The Auditorium was not a great success; and as early as 1915 it was showing
The_Auditorium,_Melbourne
Poem by John Brownlie
D.D., set to music by Edward Elgar in 1914. The song was written for Clara Butt and first performed by her in the Royal Albert Hall on 28 June 1914. It
The_Chariots_of_the_Lord
English conductor (1869–1944)
whom he made a series of discs between 1915 and 1917 with the singer Clara Butt, including excerpts from Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. Between 1915
Henry_Wood
American actor, animator, and filmmaker (born 1962)
director. He is the creator of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997, 2011, 2022–present), and co-created the television series
Mike_Judge
English opera singer, actor and stage director
Villiers Stanford conducting, including Gluck's Orfeo, with the young Clara Butt (1893); the UK premiere of Léo Delibes' Le roi l'a dit (1895); Purcell's
Richard Temple (bass-baritone)
Richard_Temple_(bass-baritone)
McLachlan, Calve, Kubelik, the pianist Leonard Borwick, and, still later, Clara Butt, Paul Dufault and the Countess Cisneros. J. C. Williamson's persuaded
Frank_Talbot_(theatre)
British composer (1842–1900)
century, including versions of "The Lost Chord" by Enrico Caruso and Clara Butt. The first of many recordings of the Overture di Ballo was made in 1932
Arthur_Sullivan
English pianist, teacher and composer (1885–1971)
an accompanist, touring for two years with Emma Albani and twelve with Clara Butt, covering Europe, South Africa, America, Canada, the South Sea Islands
Harold_Craxton
leased from Chess Records) Acker Bilk Graham Bonney Brainbox Los Bravos Clara Butt Eddie Calvert Howard Carpendale Chicago Symphony Orchestra C.C.S. The
List of Columbia Graphophone Company artists
List_of_Columbia_Graphophone_Company_artists
pianist, 77 January 22 – Louis Glass, composer, 71 January 23 – Dame Clara Butt, contralto opera singer, 63 January 25 – Hermann Bischoff, composer, 68
1936_in_music
English composer
Contrasts," "King Duncan's Daughter" and "King and Slave." C. Hayden Coffin, Clara Butt, Esther Palliser and Ada Crossley did much to popularise them. She also
Frances_Allitsen
Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road Kentish Town NW5 2DB 2000 Dame Clara Butt (1872–1937) "Singer lived here 1901–1929" 7 Harley Road Swiss Cottage
List of English Heritage blue plaques in the London Borough of Camden
List_of_English_Heritage_blue_plaques_in_the_London_Borough_of_Camden
English pianist and composer (1867–1919)
programme sung by Jack Robertson as part of a concert by popular contralto, Clara Butt during a tour that takes in Exeter, Bristol and Belfast. Mr Robertson
Amy_Horrocks
baritone) because it is a Singer.' Schuster retorted, 'I will call mine Clara Butt because it isn't.' He was aware the joke fell flat and realised why a
Frank_Schuster_(music_patron)
Anglo-Russian composer and pianist
educated at the Royal College of Music. She was piano accompanist to Clara Butt and students of Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García in London.[citation needed]
Agnes_Elisabeth_Overbeck
British violinist
Hall in 1923. He toured with such singers as Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Clara Butt, and played with the Reginald King Orchestra (and as a member of King's
Alfredo_Campoli
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Wallingford Group. Nearby North Stoke was the home of the contralto singer Dame Clara Butt, who died there and was buried locally in St Mary's Church graveyard in
Crowmarsh_Gifford
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