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Oxford Companion to Australian Music by Warren Bebbington (1998, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195534328
ISBN-139780195534320
eBay Product ID (ePID)1036192
Product Key Features
Number of Pages704 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOxford Companion to Australian Music
SubjectGeneral, Ethnic
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic, Référence
AuthorWarren Bebbington
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight55 Oz
Item Length6.3 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN98-108086
Reviews"An excellent overview of every conceivable aspect of Australian music....The volume can be heartily recommended to all large music libraries, and to any library with an interest in things Australian. All levels."-- Choice, "An excellent overview of every conceivable aspect of Australian music....The volume can be heartily recommended to all large music libraries, and to any library with an interest in things Australian. All levels."--Choice
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal780.9/94
SynopsisThe Oxford Companion to Australian Music is a reference work that will be of interest to music lovers as well as of use to musicians, scholars and students. To date no volume has combined an account of Australia's music with biographical information about its musicians, a critical guide to their works, publishers and recordings, and a guide to the burgeoning literature in the field. With more than 2,000 entries, the Companion ranges across a wide spectrum, from ancient Aboriginal traditions and European-derived orchestral, operatic and concert music, to Australian folk jazz, country, popular, rock, electronic and experimental music. It covers the music not only of mainstream audiences but also of Australia's religious denominations and recent migrant communities. Special attention is given to the distinctive features of Australian musical life: its reliance on government support rather than private or ecclesiastical patronage, its unquenchable appetite for eisteddfods, choral societies and bands; the shadow cast by European traditions; the vicissitudes of its attitudes towards composers; the late development of music criticism and scholarship; and the role of regional cities and towns. There are numerous entries on Aboriginal subjects and on key musical organizations and considerable space is given to a series of longer entries covering musical works, institutions, genres, instruments, terms, and many of the historical contexts of Australian music. These key essays offer an authoritative framework for a better understanding of the shape and originality of music-making in Australia., Australia's musical life has been remarkably diverse. This companion, the most complete reference to Australian music ever, ranges across a wide spectrum, from ancient Aboriginal traditions and European-derived orchestral, operatic, and concert music, to Australian folk, jazz, country, rock, and experimental music. The book's alphabetical entries include biographies of key figures and groups, major musical organizations and companies, musical works, genres, instruments, terms, and some of the historical and cultural contexts within which Australian music can be placed.
LC Classification NumberML101.A9O94 1997
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