New Zealand music :  into the 21st century : an investigation into the factors affecting the successful post-compositional promulgation of contemporary New Zealand music

Hill, Carolyn.

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New Zealand music : into the 21st century : an investigation into the factors affecting the successful post-compositional promulgation of contemporary New Zealand music

Date

2001-07

Authors

Hill, Carolyn.

Abstract

1936 was a significant year for composition in New Zealand. That year the Australian pianist and composer, Percy Grainger toured the country and, little suspecting the importance of his actions, announced a competition for an orchestral work written by a New Zealander.