Water Spirit Song (2003) Water Spirit Song began as one movement of a larger musical theater work, Koto Dreaming (2003). Koto Dreaming was commissioned by David Walker for the 2003 Asian Music and Dance Festival [...]
Two Pieces for Solo Oboe (1993-98) Ross Edwards writes, Two Pieces for Solo Oboe is dedicated to Diana Doherty, who gave the first performance of ‘Yanada’, and the first oboe performance of ‘Ulpirra’ (which was [...]
Methodology for analysis In this chapter I will discuss Ross Edwards's works for oboe and English horn as the solo or prominent voice. This narrows the repertoire list to Four Bagatelles for oboe and clarinet [...]
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SENSE OF PLACE DEVELOPS INTO AN AUSTRALIAN VOICE, 1920’s- 1970’s By the 1920s Australian musicians had the ability to receive nearly all their musical training in Australia. Staying in Australia helped to create a connection [...]
CHAPTER 3 EARLY AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AND CONNECTION TO PLACE, 1788-1920’s The beginning of European colonization of Australia in 1788 marked the beginning of the journey toward developing a distinctive national voice in Western classical music [...]
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Ross Edwards’ (b. 1943) music represents the culmination of decades of Australian musicians working toward developing a distinctive Australian sound. While Edwards' personal style has evolved over time, it is important to keep in mind [...]
Purpose of the study In this thesis I will demonstrate Edwards’ place in Australian music and how these specific oboe and English horn pieces, Four Bagatelles (1994), Yanada (1998), Ulpirra (1993), Water Spirit Song (2003), [...]
So here it is, the thesis post. I wanted to preface this post with a deep and sincere thank you to everyone who helped make this thesis possible. I would not have been able to [...]
