David Symons
Biographic Data
| ID | 5686985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Symons |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Symons |
| SIGNATURE | SYMONS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2499-7285 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Corroboree and After
This article investigates the two most widespread perceptions in much critical comment on the music of John Antill that—following the composition of his famous ballet Corroboree—the composer mostly wrote works that were slighter in substance than his magnum opus, and also reverted to a ‘quieter’ and more conservative musical style in his later output in the 1950s and 1960s. While it is recognized that Antill's post-Corroboree output involves a re…
Before Corroboree
John Antill became recognized as a significant Australian composer with the appearance of his ballet suite (later ballet) Corroboree which was first performed when the composer was in his early forties. His earlier work was very little known during his lifetime save for the opera Endymion, performed in 1953 and reputed to have been written in 1920 when the composer was sixteen. Since Antill’s death in 1986, further light has been shed on his cons…
Michael Tippett
Verdi’s middle period 1849–1859
This is an extensive volume covering aspects of Verdi's operatic production during the period indicated in the book's title—the period which witnessed the appearance of his first universally celebrated operas, Rigoletto (1851), II trovatore (1853), and La traviata (1853), as well as Luisa Miller (1849), Stiffelio (1850—reworked as Araldo in 1857),Les Vépres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani ) (1855), Simon Boccanegra (first version 1857), and Un ba…
Archaeological material in Scotland from West Midlands Museums
Bartok in Britain
In this useful contribution to Bartόk biography, Malcolm Gillies reveals one facet of the wide range of the Bartόk research he has conducted over the last decade, which runs the gamut from the purely biographical, as evidenced in this volume and several earlier journal articles (some of which have furnished material for the present book), to the closely analytical, as seen for example in his book on Bartόk's notation and tonal structure, a publis…
Erik^Satie
Alan Gillmor's book is, to this reviewer's knowledge, the fourth extended study of Satie in English, the earlier ones being by Rollo Myers,1 Pierre-Daniel Templier 2 and James Harding. 3 It is a comprehensive documentation of the composer's life, background, relations with contemporaries,and of his music
Archaeology in Cyprus, 1981-85
Archaeology in Cyprus, 1981-85
Erik^Satie
Alan Gillmor's book is, to this reviewer's knowledge, the fourth extended study of Satie in English, the earlier ones being by Rollo Myers,1 Pierre-Daniel Templier 2 and James Harding. 3 It is a comprehensive documentation of the composer's life, background, relations with contemporaries,and of his music
Bartok in Britain
In this useful contribution to Bartόk biography, Malcolm Gillies reveals one facet of the wide range of the Bartόk research he has conducted over the last decade, which runs the gamut from the purely biographical, as evidenced in this volume and several earlier journal articles (some of which have furnished material for the present book), to the closely analytical, as seen for example in his book on Bartόk's notation and tonal structure, a publis…
Verdi’s middle period 1849–1859
This is an extensive volume covering aspects of Verdi's operatic production during the period indicated in the book's title—the period which witnessed the appearance of his first universally celebrated operas, Rigoletto (1851), II trovatore (1853), and La traviata (1853), as well as Luisa Miller (1849), Stiffelio (1850—reworked as Araldo in 1857),Les Vépres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani ) (1855), Simon Boccanegra (first version 1857), and Un ba…
Archaeological material in Scotland from West Midlands Museums
Michael Tippett
Before Corroboree
John Antill became recognized as a significant Australian composer with the appearance of his ballet suite (later ballet) Corroboree which was first performed when the composer was in his early forties. His earlier work was very little known during his lifetime save for the opera Endymion, performed in 1953 and reputed to have been written in 1920 when the composer was sixteen. Since Antill’s death in 1986, further light has been shed on his cons…
Corroboree and After
This article investigates the two most widespread perceptions in much critical comment on the music of John Antill that—following the composition of his famous ballet Corroboree—the composer mostly wrote works that were slighter in substance than his magnum opus, and also reverted to a ‘quieter’ and more conservative musical style in his later output in the 1950s and 1960s. While it is recognized that Antill's post-Corroboree output involves a re…
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