Dudley Jack Glass (24 September 1899 – 29 November 1981)[1] was an Australian-born composer, pianist and writer. He is best known for composing musicals and light operas, including The Beloved Vagabond and The Toymaker of Nuremberg.[2][3][4][5]
Glass was born in Melbourne Street, North Adelaide, a son of Phillip Glass (c. 1878 – June 1966) of Adelaide, manager of Barnet Glass Rubber Company and local manager of Dunlop Rubber after its takeover. His mother, Jean Glass, née Barnett, was a classically trained musician.[6]
References
edit- ^ Campbell, Peter, "Glass, Dudley Jack (1899–1981)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 28 August 2020
- ^ "Australian Composer". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 161. New South Wales, Australia. 22 June 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A birthday brought composer home". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 32, 858. Victoria, Australia. 26 December 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A noted Australian author-composer returns after long absence with news of a lighter and brighter kind about". The Sun. No. 13107. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Composer Must Take New Work to London". The Age. No. 30, 325. Victoria, Australia. 9 July 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Obituary: Phillip Glass". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXVI, no. 40. Victoria, Australia. 1 July 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 3 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.