Symphony Australia

Author : Rhoderick McNeill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317040864
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960 written by Rhoderick McNeill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The symphony retained its primacy as the most prestigious large-scale orchestral form throughout the first half of the twentieth century, particularly in Britain, Russia and the United States. Likewise, Australian composers produced a steady stream of symphonies throughout the period from Federation (1901) through to the end of the 1950s. Stylistically, these works ranged from essays in late nineteenth-century romanticism, twentieth-century nationalism, neo-classicism and near-atonality. Australian symphonies were most prolific during the 1950s, with 36 local entries in the 1951 Commonwealth Jubilee Symphony competition. This extensive repertoire was overshadowed by the emergence of a new generation of composers and critics during the 1960s who tended to regard older Australian music as old-fashioned and derivative. The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960 is the first study of this neglected genre and has four aims: firstly, to show the development of symphonic composition in Australia from Federation to 1960; secondly, to highlight the achievement of the main composers who wrote symphonies; thirdly, to advocate the restoration and revival of this repertory; and, lastly, to take a step towards a recasting of the narrative of Australian concert music from Federation to the present. In particular, symphonies by Marshall-Hall, Hart, Bainton, Hughes, Le Gallienne and Morgan emerge as works of particular note.

Author : Rhoderick McNeill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000578623
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Symphony in Australia, 1960-2020 written by Rhoderick McNeill and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-26 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Symphony remained a major orchestral form in Australia between 1960 and 2020, with a body of diverse and interesting symphonies produced during the 1960s and 1970s that defied the widespread modernist trends of serialism, electronic music and indeterminism that seemed harbingers of the symphony’s demise. From the late 1970s onwards, many Australian composers chose to work in styles that admitted modal and tonal melodic and harmonic elements with regular pulse. Major cycles of symphonies by Carl Vine, Brenton Broadstock and Ross Edwards began to appear in the late 1980s. Other prolific symphonists like Paul Paviour (10 symphonies), David Morgan (15 symphonies), Philip Bracanin (11), Peter Tahourdin (5), John Polglase (5) and many others demonstrated a revived interest in the form. This trend continued into the first two decades of the present century with symphonies by Matthew Hindson, Katy Abbott, Stuart Greenbaum, Andrew Schultz, Mark Isaacs and Gordon Kerry. This renewed interest in the symphony reflects similar trends in Britain and the United States. Rhoderick McNeill provides a comprehensive introduction to this large body of music with the aim of making the music and its composers known to concert- goers, music educators and students, conductors and music entrepreneurs.

Author : Stephen Pleskun
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1493135376
Total Pages : 953 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions - Vol. 4 1999-2013 written by Stephen Pleskun and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 953 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 4th and fi nal volume of a series that includes more than 800 composers and over 30,000 compositions Stephen traces the history and development of Classical music in Australia. From obscure and forgotten composers to those who attained an international reputation this volume reveals their output, unique experiences and travails. The foundation and demise of music ensembles, institutions, venues and festivals is part of the story and included in the narrative are performers, conductors, entrepreneurs, educators, administrators, instrument makers, musicologists, music critics and philanthropists. A concise yet comprehensive picture of Australian music making can be found in any given year.

Author : Roger Covell
Publisher : Lyrebird Press lyrebirdpress.music.unimelb.edu.au
ISBN 13 : 073403783X
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australia’s Music: Themes of a New Society (2nd ed.) written by Roger Covell and published by Lyrebird Press lyrebirdpress.music.unimelb.edu.au. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described on its first publication in 1967 as “a scholarly account of Australian music that is also entertaining social history”, Roger Covell’s Austrlaia’s Music: Themes of a New Society has become a classic of Australian music history for its beautifully written explorations of almost two hundred years of music-making across classical, Indigenous and Anglo-Celtic traditions. This revised edition, including more than sixty musical examples, is supplemented by a new postscript written by the author.

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Publisher : Aust. Bureau of Statistics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 821 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Year Book Australia 2000 written by and published by Aust. Bureau of Statistics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Aust. Bureau of Statistics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 898 pages
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Download or read book 2005 Year Book Australia written by and published by Aust. Bureau of Statistics. This book was released on 2004 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Pleskun
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479788848
Total Pages : 799 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions - Vol. 3 1985-1998 written by Stephen Pleskun and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third of 4 volumes that include more than 800 composers and over 30,000 compositions Stephen traces the history and development of Classical music in Australia. From obscure and forgotten composers to those who attained an international reputation this volume reveals their output, unique experiences and travails. The formation and demise of music ensembles, institutions, venues and festivals is part of the story and included in the narrative are performers, conductors, entrepreneurs, educators, administrators, instrument makers, musicologists, music critics and philanthropists. A concise yet comprehensive picture of Australian music making can be found in any given year.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 912 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Year Book, Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1973- include statistical data compiled by the Bureau under its earlier name: Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics.

Author : Dorottya Fabian
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527520668
Total Pages : 333 pages
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Download or read book Diversity in Australia’s Music written by Dorottya Fabian and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume showcases academic research into the rich diversity of music in Australia from colonial times to the present. Starting with an overview of developments during the past 50 years, the contributions discuss Western and non-western genres (opera, film, dance, choral, chamber); the history of music-making in particular cosmopolitan and regional centres (Canberra, Brisbane, the Hunter Valley, Alice Springs); old, new, and experimental compositions; and a variety of performers and ensembles active at particular points in time. In addition, cultural tropes and music as social practice are also explored, providing a rich tapestry of music and music-making in the country. The volume thus serves as a model for representing and approaching multicultural musical societies in an inclusive and comprehensive manner.

Author : Australian Public Affairs Information Service
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1030 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Subject Index to Current Literature written by Australian Public Affairs Information Service and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: