Louis Isidore Lavater (Composer)
Born: 2nd March 1867, Melbourne, Australia
Died: 22nd May 1953, Melbourne, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Louis Isidore Lavater was an Australian composer and author born in Victoria, of Swedish extraction. He published more than a hundred musical works. He prepared musical settings of popular folklore by collaborating with well known Australian lyricists of his time, including Banjo Paterson, Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore. He was a leading proponent of the Australian bush ballad as a vehicle for music education.
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