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Brisbane Ladies : SATB choir with piano
by Sandra Milliken (2009)
Also known as: Augathella Station
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Brisbane Ladies : (Augathella Station), for SATB choir and piano / Traditional ; arranged by Sandra Milliken
Library shelf no. 782.5542/MIL 2 [Not for loan]
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Score
Brisbane Ladies : (Augathella Station), for TTBB choir and piano / Trad. ; arranged by Sandra Milliken.
Version: This product features the Male Choir with piano version of this work
Library shelf no. 782.8542/MIL 1 [Not for loan]
Work Overview
Brisbane Ladies, sometimes known as Augathella Station, is a traditional Australian folk song based on an English naval song titled Spanish Ladies. The song probably dates from the time of the War of the First Coalition (1793-96).
Several variants of Spanish Ladies later appeared in various parts of the world. American whalers sang a version called Yankee Whalermen. In Newfoundland it appeared as We'll Rant and We'll Roar.
In Australia, around 1880, another set of lyrics appeared, written by Saul Mendelsohn who was a storekeeper in the small Queensland town of Nanango. Brisbane Ladies tells about the drovers who bring the herds of cattle overland from western Queensland to the markets in Brisbane. There the drovers spend most of their money and time with the ladies before setting out for home in search of the next herd of cattle to bring to market.
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: SATB choir, piano.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Easy
Commission note: Arranged for the Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir
First performance: by Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir — Aug 09. Cambrian Centre, Ipswich Qld
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Australian folk music
Performances of this work
Aug 09: Cambrian Centre, Ipswich Qld. Featuring Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir.
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