Dr. Robert Dalley-Scarlett (16 April 1887 – 31 July 1959) was an Australian organist, choirmaster, composer and musicologist.
He enlisted with the 1st AIF on 5 May 1916, was gassed in France, transferred to the Pay Corps, London, in February 1917, and returned to Australia where he was honorably discharged in December 1917.
[1] On his return to Australia, he was offered the post of organist and choirmaster of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Brisbane, succeeding Victor Galway.
He matriculated in Brisbane in 1920, and enrolled as an external student with the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide, where he completed his Mus.
He gained further qualifications and distinctions: He privately taught piano, organ, singing, harmony and composition until 1941; his pupils included Hugh Brandon and Herbert Cannon.
[13] Dalley-Scarlett made a programme of recordings to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, collaborating with his Adelaide counterpart Norman Chinner.