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twentieth century and the dream

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The twentieth century and the dream / by Cathy Peters. The covenant / by Merlinda Bobis.

  • 1 CD (59 min.)
  • Sales Availability: This item is not commercially available from the Australian Music Centre. We regret that we cannot offer it for sale.
  • Library Availability: CDL 302 — Available for loan

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This item is not commercially available from the Australian Music Centre. We regret that we cannot offer it for sale.

Featured Australian works

  Work Composer PerformersDuration
Covenant Merlinda Bobis
Twentieth century and the dream Cathy Peters

Product details

Duration: 59 min.

This product forms part of the following series: Listening Room.

Broadcast on The Listening Room on ABC Classic FM, 9 June 2003.

Summary: 'The twentieth century and the dream': Parts 2 & 3 only. Historical actuality recordings, sound elements and music are layered and woven to explore the idea that notions of reality have been shaped by subconscious dreams, and that the dreams resulted in nightmare events. Reader: Rachel Szalay. Original music: Cathy Peters. Music: Rik Rue, Ligeti, Hildegarde Westekamp and others.

Non-commercial recording. For study purposes only.

Summary: 'The covenant': From a poetic text by writer/performer Merlinda Bobis, the program is about the aftermath of a bombing seen through the eyes of a child, adolescent, adult and an old man. Here is a progession of wars linked by the language of aggression. With Peter Carroll, Felix Gentle, Tom Ulman, Damon Herriman and Chris Winter. Produced by Jane Ulman.


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