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G. W. L. Marshall-Hall G. W. L. Marshall-Hall i(A18530 works by) (a.k.a. George William Louis Marshall-Hall)
Born: Established: 28 Mar 1862 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 18 Jul 1915 Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1891
Heritage: English
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BiographyHistory

George Marshall-Hall studied at the Royal College of Music in London. In 1891 he was appointed Ormond Professor of Music at the University of Melbourne where he also became well-known as a conductor and founder of the Marshall-Hall Orchestra in 1892. Marshall-Hall also established the University's Conservatorium of Music in 1895, with W.A. Laver. After his dismissal from the university amidst controversy, he established a private conservatorium in East Melbourne, the Marshall-Hall Conservatorium. Marshall-Hall also wrote music and libretti for three operas.

Soon after his arrival in Melbourne, Marshall-Hall formed close friendships with Arthur Streeton (q.v.) and other Heidelberg painters. According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography entry about Marshall-Hall, 'there was clearly an exchange of ideas about current European Symbolism and Wagnerianism and mutual encouragement to creativity.'

Sir Herbert Brookes published At the Graveside, a part-prose, part-verse elegy in memory of Marshall-Hall.

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Known archival holdings

University of Melbourne The University Library (VIC)
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