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BookThe Australian symphony from Federation to 1960 / Rhoderick McNeill.
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Australian Artists Analysed in this Book
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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.
ISBN: 9781409441243
Includes bibliography and index.
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