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Corroboree (1950)

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Corroboree

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This is an excerpt from a recording of the ballet suite from 'Corroboree’, composed by John Antill. Performed in the Ashfield Town Hall on 5 December 1950 for capturing by His Master’s Voice, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Sir Eugene Goossens.

Curator’s notes

by Vincent Plush

The percussion in this sequence, which references the Indigenous song-dance ceremony, is soon overlaid with dramatic strings courtesy of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It’s a clear example of the combination of Western classical music and Indigenous themes which make this a pioneering piece of work.

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