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{{Short description|New Zealand pianist, music teacher and composer}}
'''Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner''' (8 August 1892&ndash;7 April 1971) was a New Zealand pianist and music teacher. He was born in [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]], [[Kent]], [[England]] on 8 August 1892.<ref name="DNZB Jenner">{{DNZB|title=Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner|first= David|last= Sell|id=4j6|accessdate=December 2011}}</ref>
{{for|the American cartoonist|Ernest C. Jenner}}
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'''Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE}} (8 August 1892 &ndash; 7 April 1971) was a New Zealand pianist, music teacher and composer.

== Early life and education ==
He was born in [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]], [[Kent]], England, on 8 August 1892.<ref name="DNZB Jenner">{{DNZB |title=Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner |first=David |last=Sell |id=4j6 |accessdate=4 February 2011}}</ref> He attended [[Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School]] in Rochester and was a chorister at Westminster Cathedral in London.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /> He wished to pursue a musical career but his parents insisted he attend teachers college, Goldsmiths' Training College in London.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" />

== Career ==
Jenner taught for seven years in [[Bexley]] after which he studied music at the [[Tobias Matthay]] Pianoforte School.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /> In 1925 he studied at the [[Royal Academy of Music]], becoming a sub-professor of piano in 1926.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /> In London he was pianist for theatre orchestras and performed as a soloist.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" />

In 1928 he emigrated to [[Wellington]], New Zealand, taking up a position of lecturer in music at the [[Wellington College of Education|Teachers' Training College]].<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 July 1928|title=Lecturer in music; post in Wellington; Mr Ernest Jenner arrives|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19280706.2.114|access-date=2021-08-17|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> The college closed in 1932 as a result of the [[Great Depression|depression]] and after which Jenner took up the same position at the Christchurch Teachers' Training College, which had been vacated by [[Vernon Griffiths]]. He retired in 1954.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" />

Jenner continued as a performer, in chamber music and as a concerto pianist. He performed with the [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra|National Orchestra]] in 1954.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /> He was soloist in performances of [[John Ireland (composer)|John Ireland's]] Piano Concerto.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Thomson|first=John Mansfield|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22895790|title=Biographical dictionary of New Zealand composers|date=1990|publisher=Victoria University Press|isbn=0-86473-095-0|location=Wellington [N.Z.]|pages=81–82|oclc=22895790}}</ref> He was conductor of several choirs: Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Wellington, Church of St Michael and All Angels, and Liederkränzchen (a women's choir) and, from 1937, the Royal Christchurch Musical Society in Christchurch.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 March 1937|title=Mr Ernest Jenner, who has been appointed conductor of the Royal Christchurch Musical Society|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19370324.2.131.5|access-date=2021-08-17|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref>

As a composer he wrote piano pieces, songs and [[cantata]]s.<ref name=":0" /> He wrote books on music tuition, especially [[Sight-reading|sight-singing]], and a church music course for [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] schools; he was also a broadcaster and music critic for the Christchurch [[The Press|Press]].<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /><ref name=":0" />

== Honours and awards ==
In the [[1962 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1962 New Year Honours]], Jenner was appointed a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]], for services to music.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=1 January 1962|supp=y |issue=42554 |page=40}}</ref> He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 1950.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" /><ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Jenner married Agnes Lavinia Marriott in 1915 and they had five daughters and three sons.<ref name="DNZB Jenner" />

== Selected works ==

=== Compositions and arrangements ===
* ''Junior sight-singing and songs for schools'' (1937)
* ''Senior sight-singing and songs for schools'' (1937)
* ''Chants, motets and modal settings : for Catholic schools and choirs. Book I'' (1937)
* ''Flower fancies : three miniatures for piano'' (1944)
* ''The children's mass and hymn book'' (1949)
* ''Country scenes : a little suite of imaginative pieces for piano with percussion band'' (1949)
* ''Music for Palm Sunday : restored order : modern settings'' (1956)
* ''20 songs for the school year'' (1959)

=== Books ===
* ''Songs for children and how to use them : composed for the purpose of building up a picture modulator for use in teaching sight singing from staff notation'' (1932)
* ''Songs and lesson material for the school music course : designed for teaching staff sight-singing and musical knowledge through actual music'' (1933)
* ''Lesson plans in music appreciation : listening lessons from gramophone records with associated songs and simple rhythmic hand-movements that ensure right hearing'' (1936)
* ''A church music course for Catholic schools. Book I'' (1936) – followed by ''Book II'' (1938) and ''Book III'' (1939)
* ''The orchestra and its music'' (1948)
* ''Junior music-reading and songs for schools : a course in vocal music'' (1950)
* ''Overtures : their origin, history and design : together with the stories of some well-known overtures'' (1950)


==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.239434 Photo of Edward Jenner, 1930s, in Alexander Turnbull Library]
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Latest revision as of 23:46, 15 November 2024

For the American cartoonist, see Ernest C. Jenner.

Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner MBE (8 August 1892 – 7 April 1971) was a New Zealand pianist, music teacher and composer.

Early life and education

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He was born in Chatham, Kent, England, on 8 August 1892.[1] He attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester and was a chorister at Westminster Cathedral in London.[1] He wished to pursue a musical career but his parents insisted he attend teachers college, Goldsmiths' Training College in London.[1]

Career

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Jenner taught for seven years in Bexley after which he studied music at the Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School.[1] In 1925 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music, becoming a sub-professor of piano in 1926.[1] In London he was pianist for theatre orchestras and performed as a soloist.[1]

In 1928 he emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand, taking up a position of lecturer in music at the Teachers' Training College.[1][2] The college closed in 1932 as a result of the depression and after which Jenner took up the same position at the Christchurch Teachers' Training College, which had been vacated by Vernon Griffiths. He retired in 1954.[1]

Jenner continued as a performer, in chamber music and as a concerto pianist. He performed with the National Orchestra in 1954.[1] He was soloist in performances of John Ireland's Piano Concerto.[3] He was conductor of several choirs: Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Wellington, Church of St Michael and All Angels, and Liederkränzchen (a women's choir) and, from 1937, the Royal Christchurch Musical Society in Christchurch.[1][4]

As a composer he wrote piano pieces, songs and cantatas.[3] He wrote books on music tuition, especially sight-singing, and a church music course for Catholic schools; he was also a broadcaster and music critic for the Christchurch Press.[1][3]

Honours and awards

[edit]

In the 1962 New Year Honours, Jenner was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to music.[5] He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 1950.[1][3]

Personal life

[edit]

Jenner married Agnes Lavinia Marriott in 1915 and they had five daughters and three sons.[1]

Selected works

[edit]

Compositions and arrangements

[edit]
  • Junior sight-singing and songs for schools (1937)
  • Senior sight-singing and songs for schools (1937)
  • Chants, motets and modal settings : for Catholic schools and choirs. Book I (1937)
  • Flower fancies : three miniatures for piano (1944)
  • The children's mass and hymn book (1949)
  • Country scenes : a little suite of imaginative pieces for piano with percussion band (1949)
  • Music for Palm Sunday : restored order : modern settings (1956)
  • 20 songs for the school year (1959)

Books

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  • Songs for children and how to use them : composed for the purpose of building up a picture modulator for use in teaching sight singing from staff notation (1932)
  • Songs and lesson material for the school music course : designed for teaching staff sight-singing and musical knowledge through actual music (1933)
  • Lesson plans in music appreciation : listening lessons from gramophone records with associated songs and simple rhythmic hand-movements that ensure right hearing (1936)
  • A church music course for Catholic schools. Book I (1936) – followed by Book II (1938) and Book III (1939)
  • The orchestra and its music (1948)
  • Junior music-reading and songs for schools : a course in vocal music (1950)
  • Overtures : their origin, history and design : together with the stories of some well-known overtures (1950)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sell, David. "Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Lecturer in music; post in Wellington; Mr Ernest Jenner arrives". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 6 July 1928. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Thomson, John Mansfield (1990). Biographical dictionary of New Zealand composers. Wellington [N.Z.]: Victoria University Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-86473-095-0. OCLC 22895790.
  4. ^ "Mr Ernest Jenner, who has been appointed conductor of the Royal Christchurch Musical Society". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 March 1937. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "No. 42554". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1962. p. 40.
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