Introductions to Australian music
Explore Australia's diverse musical landscape
Australian music represents a diverse landscape of influences, styles and genres.
The introductions listed here provide starting points for users to engage with
Australian music — highlighting significant artists, works and themes within a variety of topics.
- Themes & influences in Australian music
- Asian influences
- Environmental influences
- Indigenous influences
- Landscape influences
- Literary influences
- Pop music influences
- Spirituality & Religious music
- Visual art influences
- Women composers
- Instrumental
music overviews - Bass Clarinet
- Cello
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Harp
- Oboe
- Percussion
- Piano
- Recorder
- Saxophone
- Viola
- Chamber, orchestral
& dramatic music - Chamber & String Orchestra
- Chamber String Ensembles
- Concertos
- Mixed Chamber Ensembles
- Orchestra
- Choral, vocal
& dramatic music - Music for choir a cappella
- Choral music with orchestra
- Opera, ballet and theatre
- Solo voice
The Australian Music Centre would like to thank the following people for their generous assistance in preparing content for the introductions available here and elsewhere on the AMC's website: Peter Blamey, Warren Burt, Jeanell Carrigan, Geoffrey Collins, Roslyn Dunlop, Clinton Green, Richard Haynes, Gordon Kerry, Genevieve Lacey, Stephanie McCallum, Marshall McGuire, Peter Neville, Jason Noble, David Pereira, Patricia Pollett, Merlyn Quaife and Stephen Robinson.
We welcome complementary viewpoints on these topics and interested authors are encouraged to contact the AMC should you wish to contribute your perspective to these introductions.