The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960

250 Pages·2014·3.921 MB·English

by  Rhoderick Mcneill

The AusTrAliAn symphony
from federATion To 1960
For Lesley
The Australian symphony
from federation to 1960

rhoderick mcneill
University of Southern Queensland, Australia
© rhoderick mcneill 2014
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Contents
List of Music Examples vii
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1 The Symphony within International Music Trends 1900–60 7
2 The Australian Musical Environment for Symphonic Composition 27
3 Australian Pioneers of the Federation Period 49
4 Symphonies of the 1920s and 1930s 69
5 Australian Symphonies 1940–60 in Late Romantic and
Post-impressionist Styles 93
6 Nationalist Symphonies of the 1950s 117
7 Neo-Classic and ‘Progressive’ Symphonies of the 1950s 149
8 Australian Expatriate Symphonies 185
9 The Aftermath: The 1960s and Conclusions 209
Select Bibliography 217
Index 233
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List of Music Examples
3.1 Hill, Symphony No.1, movement 1, bars 1–6 53
3.2 Hill, Symphony No.1, movement 1, bars 147–54 54
3.3 Hill, Symphony No.1, movement 2, bars 1–7 55
Reproduced by kind permission of Stiles Music Publications
3.4 Ives, Symphony in D minor, movement 5, bars 1–11 59
3.5 Marshall-Hall, Symphony in C minor, movement 1, bars 3–14 60
3.6 Marshall-Hall, Symphony in C minor, movement 2, bars 1–8 61
3.7 Marshall-Hall, Symphony in C minor, movement 3, bars 142–52 62
3.8 Marshall-Hall, Symphony in E, movement 1, bars 10–11 64
3.9 Marshall-Hall, Symphony in E, movement 2, bars 1–6 65
3.10 Marshall-Hall, Symphony in E, movement 3, bars 1–6 66
Reproduced with kind permission, Richard Divall, the Marshall-Hall Trust
4.1 George English, Symphony in A, movement 3, bars 1–7 73
Reproduced with kind permission of Peter English
4.2 Hill, ‘Life’ Symphony, movement 1, bars 1–7 79
4.3 Hill, ‘Life’ Symphony, movement 2, bars 47–56 80
Reproduced by kind permission of Stiles Music Publications
4.4 Brewster-Jones, Symphony in A, movement 1, bars 1–10 83
4.5 Brewster-Jones, Symphony in A, movement 1, bars 179–83 83
4.6 Brewster-Jones, Symphony in A, movement 2, bars 1–8 84
Reproduced with kind permission of John C. Brewster-Jones
4.7 Hart, Symphony Op.107, movement 1, bars 1–18 87
4.8 Hart, Symphony Op.107, movement 1, bars 108–16 88
4.9 Hart, Symphony Op.107, movement 2, bars 1–13 89
4.10 Hart, Symphony Op.107, movement 2, bars 51–9 90
4.11 Hart, Symphony Op.107, movement 3, bars 5–10 90
4.12 Hart, Symphony Op.107, movement 3, bars 24–31 90
MS 9528. Fritz Hart Papers, Latrobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State
Library of Victoria. Reproduced with permission State Library of Victoria
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5.1 Hill, Symphony in A for String Orchestra, movement 1, bars 1–10 97
5.2 Hill, Symphony in A for String Orchestra, movement 3, bars 1–17 98
5.3 Hill, Symphony in E minor, table of motives 101
5.4 Hill, Symphony in E minor, movement 1, bars 1–9 101
5.5 Hill, Symphony in E minor, movement 2, bars 1–8 102
Reproduced with kind permission Stiles Music Publications
5.6 Bainton, Symphony in D minor, bars 1–6 108
5.7 Bainton, Symphony in D minor, bars 17–20 109
5.8 Bainton, Symphony in D minor, bars 83–5 109
5.9 Bainton, Symphony in D minor, bars 156–9 110
5.10 Bainton, Symphony in D minor, bars 335–7 110
5.11 Bainton, Symphony No.3 in C minor, movement 1, bars 3–6 112
5.12 Bainton, Symphony No.3 in C minor, movement 1, bars 117–21 113
5.13 Bainton, Symphony No.3 in C minor, movement 3, bars 59–63 114
5.14 Bainton, Symphony No.3 in C minor, movement 4, bars 1–2 114
Reproduced with kind permission Edgar Bainton (UK) Society
6.1    Douglas, Symphony No.1, first movement, bars 1-4  126
6.2 Douglas, Symphony No.1, second movement, bars 60–67 128
6.3 Douglas, Symphony No.1, fourth movement, bars 204–13 130
6.4 Douglas, Symphony No.2 ‘Namatjira’, bars 53–5 133
6.5 Douglas, Symphony No.2 ‘Namatjira’, bars 228–32 133
6.6 Douglas, Symphony No.2 ‘Namatjira’, bars 375–8 134
Reproduced with kind permission Lynne Douglas
6.7 Antill, Symphony on a City, movement 1, bars 3–6 142
6.8 Antill, Symphony on a City, movement 1, bars 73–7 143
6.9 Antill, Symphony on a City, movement 1, bars 113–15 143
6.10 Antill, Symphony on a City, movement 1, bars 127–30 143
6.11 Antill, Symphony on a City, movement 2, bars 13–21 145
6.12 Antill, Symphony on a City, movement 3, bars 1–8 146
6.13 Antill, Symphony on a City, movement 3, bars 65–7 146
Reproduced with kind permission Jill Antill-Rose
7.1 Hughes, Symphony (1951 version), movement 1, bars 1–11 151
7.2 Hughes, Symphony (1951 version), movement 1, bars 33–6 152
7.3 Hughes, Symphony (1951 version), movement 1, bars 115–20 152
7.4 Hughes, Symphony (1951 version), movement 2, bars 22–6 153
7.5 Hughes, Symphony (1951 version), movement 3, bars 31–44 155
Reproduced with kind permission, Delia Lane and Alison Smith
List of Music Examples ix
7.6 Margaret Sutherland, Four Symphonic Concepts, movement 1,
bars 1–6 159
7.7 Margaret Sutherland, Four Symphonic Concepts, movement 1,
bars 33–6 159
7.8 Margaret Sutherland, Four Symphonic Concepts, movement 2,
bars 1–8 160
7.9 Margaret Sutherland, Four Symphonic Concepts, movement 2,
bars 71–82 160
7.10 Margaret Sutherland, Four Symphonic Concepts, movement 3,
bars 1–8 161
7.11 Margaret Sutherland, Four Symphonic Concepts, movement 4,
bars 1–5 162
Reproduced with kind permission, Estate of Margaret Sutherland
7.12 Raymond Hanson, Symphony Op.28, bars 1–6 164
7.13 Raymond Hanson, Symphony Op.28, bars 47–8 165
7.14 Raymond Hanson, Symphony Op.28, bars 269–74 165
Reproduced with kind permission, Annabel Gleeson
7.15 Le Gallienne, Symphony, movement 1, bars 1–14 168
7.16 Le Gallienne, Symphony, movement 2, bars 9–14 169
7.17 Le Gallienne, Symphony, movement 3, bars 1–5 170
7.18 Le Gallienne, Symphony, movement 4, bars 34–41 171
Reproduced with kind permission, Estate of Dorian Le Gallienne
7.19 Morgan, Symphony No.2, movement 1, bars 1–7 177
7.20 Morgan, Symphony No.2, movement 2, bars 1–4 178
7.21 Morgan, Symphony No.2, movement 3, bars 1–7 179
7.22 Morgan, Symphony No.2, movement 4, bars 70–84 179
7.23 Morgan, Symphony No.4 ‘Classical’, movement 1, bars 1–6 181
7.24 Morgan, Symphony No.4 ‘Classical’, movement 1, bars 7–11 182
7.25 Morgan, Symphony No.4 ‘Classical’, movement 3, bars 1–7 183
Reproduced with the kind permission of the composer
8.1 Clifford, Symphony, movement 1, bars 1–5 187
8.2 Clifford, Symphony, movement 1, bars 92–7 188
8.3 Clifford, Symphony, movement 3, bars 1–6 190
8.4 Clifford, Symphony, movement 4, bars 25–36 191
Examples from the copyright works of Hubert Clifford are printed by
permission of Clifford’s daughter, Sue Fawkes