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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
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.
