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Music in Australia : more than 150 years of development / W. Arundel Orchard ; with a foreword by Sir Robert Garran.

By: Orchard, Arundel, 1867-1961.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Melbourne : Georgian House, 1952Description: 238 p. : ill., ports., music ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Music -- Australia -- History and criticismDDC classification: 780.994
Contents:
The beginnings of music in Australia -- The Wallace-Deane period -- Departure of Wallace - Victoria theatre opened -- First Australian philharmonic concert -- First Australian performance of Maritana - close of a period -- Visiting musicians -- Resident musicians - 1850-1900 -- Resident musicians - twentieth century -- The composers of Australia -- Organs and organists -- Choral and orchestral -- Chamber music -- Opera -- Benefactors of music -- Australian musicians who have won fame abroad -- Events of general interest -- Schools of music - examinations - broadcasting -- Musical associations -- Competitions and music firms -- N.S.W provincial towns.

Includes index.

The beginnings of music in Australia -- The Wallace-Deane period -- Departure of Wallace - Victoria theatre opened -- First Australian philharmonic concert -- First Australian performance of Maritana - close of a period -- Visiting musicians -- Resident musicians - 1850-1900 -- Resident musicians - twentieth century -- The composers of Australia -- Organs and organists -- Choral and orchestral -- Chamber music -- Opera -- Benefactors of music -- Australian musicians who have won fame abroad -- Events of general interest -- Schools of music - examinations - broadcasting -- Musical associations -- Competitions and music firms -- N.S.W provincial towns.

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