David Symons David Symons i(A122121 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Australia’s Jindyworobak Composers David Symons , London : Routledge , 2022 25272471 2022 multi chapter work criticism

'Australia’s Jindyworobak Composers examines the music of a historically and artistically significant group of Australian composers active during the later post-colonial period (1930s–c. 1960). These composers sought to establish a uniquely Australian identity through the evocation of the country’s landscape and environment, including notably the use of Aboriginal elements or imagery in their music, texts, dramatic scenarios or ‘programmes’. Nevertheless, it must be observed that this word was originally adopted as a manifesto for an Australian literary movement, and was, for the most part, only retrospectively applied by commentators (rather than the composers themselves) to art music that was seen to share similar aesthetic aims.

'Chapter One demonstrates to what extent a meaningful relationship may or may not be discernible between the artistic tenets of Jindyworobak writers and apparently likeminded composers. In doing so, it establishes the context for a full exploration of the music of Australian composers to whom ‘Jindyworobak’ has come to be popularly applied. The following chapters explore the music of composers writing within the Jindyworobak period itself and, finally, the later twentieth-century afterlife of Jindyworobakism. This will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers of Ethnomusicology, Australian Music and Music History.'  (Publication summary)

1 'Lock, Stock and Barrel' Ross Fitzgerald , Lyndon Megarrity , David Symons , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Made in Queensland : A New History 2009; (p. 190-243)
1 Country (Reluctantly) Meets City David Symons , Ross Fitzgerald , Lyndon Megarrity , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Made in Queensland : A New History 2009; (p. 110-142)
1 8 y separately published work icon Made in Queensland : A New History Ross Fitzgerald , Lyndon Megarrity , David Symons , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2009 Z1595861 2009 multi chapter work criticism (taught in 1 units)

'Extensively researched and generously illustrated, this examination considers all aspects of a dynamic state renowned for its extraordinary, diverse landscapes, wealth of intellectual and physical resources, and a population that appreciates its unique lifestyle. Commissioned by the government to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its establishment as a state, this comprehensive guide captures the progress that has marked Queensland's past and defined its present--from the state's first peoples and early colonial ambitions to the impact of two world wars and the arrival of international events, such as the Commonwealth Games--to reveal the everyday life of its people and the significant moments of its history. (Publication summary)

1 Words and Music : Clive Douglas and the Jindyworobak Manifesto David Symons , 2007 selected work criticism
— Appears in: The Soundscapes of Australia : Music, Place and Spirituality 2007; (p. 93-115)
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