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Title Diversity in Australia's music : themes past, present, and for the future / edited by Dorottya Fabian and John Napier
Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 310 pages) : illustrations, music, portraits
Summary This volume showcases academic research into the rich diversity of music in Australia from colonial times to the present. Starting with an overview of developments during the past 50 years, the contributions discuss Western and non-western genres (opera, film, dance, choral, chamber); the history of music-making in particular cosmopolitan and regional centres (Canberra, Brisbane, the Hunter Valley, Alice Springs); old, new, and experimental compositions; and a variety of performers and ensembles active at particular points in time. In addition, cultural tropes and music as social practice are
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 5, 2018)
Subject Music -- Australia -- History and criticism
Ethnomusicology -- Australia
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
MUSIC -- Reference.
Music
Ethnomusicology
Australia
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Fabian, Dorottya, editor
Napier, John, 1962- editor.
ISBN 9781527505773
1527505774
9781527520660
1527520668