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Douglas - Landscape of a New Zealand Composer - Episode 6
2:00 PM.From the early years in the idyllic setting of Drysdale Station, to the dramatic landscapes of the South Island and the primordial terrain of the central North Island, this episode looks at the… Read more Audio, Gallery
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(1) Joyce Hamilton: Growing up at Drysdale. Underscored by Soundscape with Lake and River (electronic, 1979) [SA/NTK 14535].
(2) Peter Vere-Jones: "Sunlight, and happiness again …" - reading from Douglas’s unpublished notes for Memories of Early Years - a selection of autobiographical sketches [MS-Papers-7623-025].
(3) Music: Leaving the Hermitage from the National Film Unit production of Journey For Three (1948), recorded in 1948 [SA/NTK TANZA CL2].
(4) Philip Norman: First musical period. Underscored and followed by Aotearoa Overture (1940), performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michi Inoue, recorded in 1979 [SA/NTK 14261].
(5) John Hopkins: Landscapes in Douglas's music, the clear light. Underscored and followed by Aotearoa Overture (1940), performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michi Inoue, recorded in 1979 [SA/NTK 14261].
(6) John Rimmer: Spaciousness in Douglas’s music, the sea. Underscored by Three Inscapes (electronic, 1972) [SA/NTK 14417].
(7) Ron Burt: Using imagery to convey meaning to the performer. Underscored and followed by Seventeen Pieces for Guitar (1969-70), performed by Milton Parker (guitar), recorded in 1977 [SA/NTK 14571].
(8) Allen Curnow: The combination of poet and composer combining to form New Zealand identity. Archival talk extracted from Music Ho, Douglas Lilburn 50th Birthday Tribute, recorded in 1965 [SA/NTK CDR-195].
(9) Jack Body and Douglas: Using external influences to construct a national identity. Archival interview recorded in 1975 [SA/NTK 14560].
(10) Audio: Introduction from This is New Zealand (1949), a New Zealand Broadcasting Service radio documentary.
(11) Philip Norman: Writing incidental music for This is New Zealand.
(12) Audio: Brief musical extract from This is New Zealand (1949), a New Zealand Broadcasting Service radio documentary.
(13) Music: Sounds and Distances (electronic, 1975) [SA/NTK 14525].
(14) Peter Vere-Jones: "Pukeroa School …" - reading from Douglas’s unpublished notes for Memories of Early Years - a selection of autobiographical sketches [MS-Papers-7623-025].
(15) John Murray: “A paradise to roam in … living in his own home bush ...”
(16) Alistair Te Ariki Campbell: Douglas's flat on the Avon River, Christchurch.
(17) Joyce Hamilton: Describing Douglas's Christchurch bedsit. Underscored by Quartet for Brass Instruments (1957), performed by Concord Brass - Grant Cooper, Daniel Waldron, Marc Guy and Barry Kilpatrick; recorded in 1989 and Chaconne (1946), performed by Patrick O'Byrne (piano), recorded in 1987 [SA/NTK 14305 and 14454].
(18) Ropata Erwin: First meeting Douglas, walking along the Paekakariki beach.
(19) Audio: A recording of Douglas's alarm system at Ascot Terrace. Archival sound extracted from an interview recorded by Chris Bourke in 1985 for the Listener.
(20) Gwyneth Brown: Describing Ascot Terrace.
(21) Jeannie Lilburn: Describing the interior of Ascot Terrace. Underscored and followed by Diversions for String Orchestra (1947), performed by the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra, recorded in 1956 [SA/NTK 14297].
(22) Chris Bourke: Meeting Douglas for the Listener interview in 1985.
(23) Chris Bourke and Douglas: Reasons for moving into electronic music. Archival interview recorded in 1985 for the Listener.
(24) Douglas Lilburn: Painting with electronic sound. Archival interview recorded in 1975 [SA/NTK 14560].
(25) Philip Norman: Third musical period. Underscored by Soundscape with Lake and River (electronic, 1979) [SA/NTK 14535].
(26) Music: The Return (1965), electronic sound image - poem by Alistair Campbell, read by Tim Elliot, voices by Mahi Potiki [SA/NTK 14384].
(27) Richard Campion and Douglas: “Setting up an electronic music cave ...” - archival interview recorded in 1989 [SA/NTK 14477].
(28) Peter Vere-Jones: Reading from Douglas's published note on the electronic composition Summer Voices. Underscored by Summer Voices (electronic, 1969) [SA/NTK 14555].
(29) Ross Harris: Demonstration of the Synthi AKS ca. 1969.
(30) Ashley Heenan: Giving advice on one of Douglas's early electronic compositions.
(31) Music: Sonata (1950), performed by Ronald Woodcock (violin) and John Wells (piano), recorded in 1975 [SA/NTK 15814].
(32) Dorothy McKegg: Production Credits.