Frederic Austin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederic Austin

British opera singer, teacher and composer

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1872

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1952

Profession: composer, teacher, singer, opera singer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frederic Austin (30 March 1872 – 10 April 1952) was an English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905–30.
He is best remembered for his restoration and production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, and its sequel, Polly, in 1920–23.
Austin was the older brother of the composer Ernest Austin (1874–1947).
The standard melody for the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" was published by Austin in 1909.
His arrangement of a traditional folk melody saw him add his own two-bar motif for "Five gold rings".
He also altered the lyric, adding "on" at the beginning of each verse.