Symphony Of 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 : Gavin Lockley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780980408027
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symphony of Australia written by Gavin Lockley and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 102 page full colour book brings you a fresh perspective on Australia's history as reflected in Gavin Lockley's epic "Symphony of Australia". Included in the book is a 50 minute audio CD, the premier recording of the Symphony by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Each of the six movements of the Symphony are explained in words and pictures in each of the six chapters of the book, bringing our nation's history to life, graphically and musically. A memorable reading, learning and listening experience for popular classical music lovers of all ages.First movement - "Dreamtime" - the visions, beliefs and stories of Australia's first people .Second movement - "The Ships" - the arrival of The First Fleet and the very early days of colonial settlement.Third movement - "Red Centre" - exploration of our continent and the extraordinary story of Burke and Wills .Fourth movement - "Pie Jesu" - a lament for all Australians whose lives have been sacrificed in wars .Fifth movement - "Immigration Scherzo" - a celebration of Australia's unique multicultural identity .Sixth movement - "My Country Australia" - a rousing anthem based on Dorothea Mackellar's verse.

Author : Charles Buttrose
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Author : Rhoderick McNeill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317040872
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( 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 250 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 : Phillip Sametz
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Play On! written by Phillip Sametz and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 392 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:

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Publisher : Aust. Bureau of Statistics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 821 pages
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Publisher : Aust. Bureau of Statistics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 907 pages
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ISBN 13 : 9780949892430
Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book Symphony Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: