Rite of Spring

75 Years of ABC Music-Making

by Martin Buzacott

On Sale: 10/01/2012

Rite of Spring

75 Years of ABC Music-Making

by Martin Buzacott

On Sale: 10/01/2012

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About the Book

For three generations the ABC's symphony orchestras were a jewel in the crown of Australian culture, allowing audiences to hear Rubenstein, tauber, Szell, Beecham, Schwarzkopf, Rostropovich and Klemperer in their primes, while providing career-long employment for Australia's own leading classical musicians.Much less well known is the fact that for many years the ABC's in-house musical ensembles also included full-time dance bands, a military band and wireless choruses of uncommon distinction.In this ground-breaking study of the complete gamut of ABC music-making, well-known author and music critic Martin Buzacott describes how, often against the odds, the ABC's musical founders - including Sir Charles Moses, Sir Bernard Heinze and William G. James - created a culture of musical excellence whose legacy remains with us today.Based on unprecedented access to the ABC's archives and personal interviews with many leading Australian musicians, the Rite of Spring: 75 Years of ABC Music-Making takes a fascinating journey through a musical history in which all Australians have shared.

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9781743098615
  • ISBN 10: 1743098618
  • Imprint: ABC Books
  • On Sale: 10/01/2012
  • Pages: 448
  • List Price:50.95 CAD
  • BISAC1 : PERFORMING ARTS / General
  • BISAC2 : MUSIC / General
  • BISAC3 : MUSIC / History & Criticism
  • BISAC4 : MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
  • BISAC5 : MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Big Band & Swing

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