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Songs of the Great Australian Balladists

Graham Jenkin

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Description:This Captures The Original Spirit Of Australia, Free, Roving, Jaunty, Disrespectful. Australian ballads reflect the paradoxical characteristics of the Australian spirit: fierce pride, independence and egalitarianism combined with gentleness and compassion. The lyrics express a range of moods - from comic to melancholy - and the ballads vary from exuberant occupational songs to sensitive songs of love and tragedy.Graham Jenkin composed musical accompaniments for those poems he believed to be ideal for singing. Being a poet himself, as well as a historian and musician, he was able to reflect the individual spirit of the poems, and to echo the contrast between the boisterous and gentle tomes of the lyrics in the music he created.With music composed by Graham Jenkin. Includes musical notation.Balladists include Henry Lawson, Will Ogilvie, John O'Brien, Breaker Morant, Banjo Paterson, Barcroft Boake, C J Dennis & E J Brady. The author has divided the book into five sections, being the story of the "bush song" and the "bush ballad" and the history of this folk culture; construction of the ballot and the mode and craftsmanship of the balladists, composition of the balance, the words of the ballads and songs, briefed the life stories of the balladists, and finally the music, which Graham Jenkins has written for the ballads set out for ready access and easy use by musicians.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Songs of the Great Australian Balladists. To get started finding Songs of the Great Australian Balladists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 190

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Rigby

Release: 1978

ISBN: 0727005774

Description: This Captures The Original Spirit Of Australia, Free, Roving, Jaunty, Disrespectful. Australian ballads reflect the paradoxical characteristics of the Australian spirit: fierce pride, independence and egalitarianism combined with gentleness and compassion. The lyrics express a range of moods - from comic to melancholy - and the ballads vary from exuberant occupational songs to sensitive songs of love and tragedy.Graham Jenkin composed musical accompaniments for those poems he believed to be ideal for singing. Being a poet himself, as well as a historian and musician, he was able to reflect the individual spirit of the poems, and to echo the contrast between the boisterous and gentle tomes of the lyrics in the music he created.With music composed by Graham Jenkin. Includes musical notation.Balladists include Henry Lawson, Will Ogilvie, John O'Brien, Breaker Morant, Banjo Paterson, Barcroft Boake, C J Dennis & E J Brady. The author has divided the book into five sections, being the story of the "bush song" and the "bush ballad" and the history of this folk culture; construction of the ballot and the mode and craftsmanship of the balladists, composition of the balance, the words of the ballads and songs, briefed the life stories of the balladists, and finally the music, which Graham Jenkins has written for the ballads set out for ready access and easy use by musicians.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Songs of the Great Australian Balladists. To get started finding Songs of the Great Australian Balladists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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