Description: Before and After Corroboree: The Music of John Antill by David Symons Although a prolific and much esteemed composer in Australia, John Antills wider reputation is sustained chiefly by his ballet Corroboree - a work which was perceived to bring an authentic Australian musical style before both a national and international audience for the first time. David Symons traces Antills development as a composer from his FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description John Antill (1904-1986) was one of the foremost composers of Australias post-colonial period. Although a relatively prolific and much esteemed composer in Australia, Antills wider reputation is sustained chiefly by his famous ballet Corroboree - a work which was perceived to bring an authentic Australian musical style before both a national and international audience for the first time. Through Sir Eugene Goossens championship, the work was heard by enthusiastic audiences in Australia, Britain, Europe and the USA, and was, for many years, the best-known work of any Australian-born and resident composer. Indeed it has remained, for both Australian and overseas audiences, an Australian musical icon. David Symons traces Antills development as a composer from his early, pre-Corroboree works, which display a late Romantic to post-impressionist style, through an analysis of the virile, dissonant, primitivist idiom of his magnum opus, to an examination of his later output of theatrical, orchestral and vocal/choral works. The book provides comprehensive and valuable insight into Antills musical output, at the same time focussing on more detailed analyses of his major works which have reached public performances and/or recordings. In this way the book not only presents a developmental picture of Antills works, but also demonstrates why they have made him one of Australias most prominent musical creators of the post-colonial period. Author Biography David Symons is an Associate Professor of Music in the School of Music, The University of Western Australia. His major published research since the 1990s has been in the field of post-colonial Australian art music and includes a monograph, The Music of Margaret Sutherland, together with a number of articles, book chapters and encyclopaedia entries on Australian music of the period from Federation to 1960. Table of Contents List of Musical ExamplesIntroduction: A Creative Career in Two Stages Defined by an Australian Musical IconChapter 1: Before CorroboreeChapter 2: Corroboree: The Turning PointInterlude: Antill After Corroboree: An OverviewChapter 3: After Corroboree (1): Theatre WorksChapter 4: After Corroboree (2): Orchestral WorksChapter 5: After Corroboree (3): Choral and Vocal WorksEpilogue: John Antill as a One Work Composer?Appendix 1: List of Original Compositions by John AntillAppendix 2: Corroboree: Antills Original Choreographic OutlineAppendix 3: Select Bibliography Review In his ...book Before and After Corroboree: The Music of John Antill, David Symons seeks to interrogate the view of John Antill as a one work composer, with Corroboree his only significant achievement. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of Antills music, and complements the existing biography (Dean and Carell, 1967), which omits detailed accounts or analysis of the musical materials and their contexts. The book is illustrated with clear and apt musical illustrations, especially of the unpublished works.Musicology Australia Details ISBN0367597365 Author David Symons Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2020 ISBN-10 0367597365 ISBN-13 9780367597368 Publication Date 2020-06-30 Pages 228 UK Release Date 2020-06-30 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-06-30 NZ Release Date 2020-06-30 Alternative 9781472435361 DEWEY 780.92 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135081504;
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Book Title: Before and after Corroboree: the Music of John Antill
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Author: David Symons
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Language: English
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Year: 2020
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