Roger Covell Roger Covell i(A14217 works by) (a.k.a. Roger David Covell)
Born: Established: 1931 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Prolific Music Critic Leaves Extraordinary Legacy Roger Covell , 2011 single work obituary (for Fred Blanks )
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 March 2011; (p. 20)
1 The Weakening Force of Origin : Reputations and Allegiances of Musicians in Colonial Australia Roger Covell , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 2010; 'While all lives reflect specific elements of their times to some degree, the lives of musicians in the Western tradition as they intersected Australia's colonial history are often emphatic in declaring this relationship. Earlier arrivals tended to be escaping from debt or notoriety, such as William Vincent Wallace or Isaac Nathan. Nathan, however, coincided in time and sympathy with a brief period of pre-goldrush idealism of an inclusive kind and contributed to that idealism. Musicians in Australia's early colonial period tended to be defined by how and why they left Europe; later arrivals were more like to gain renown from actual accomplishment when post-goldrush affluence beckoned them. Early colonial society required no musical professionals other than versatile military bandsmen. In contrast, the astonishing popularity of touring opera from the 1860s onwards created a local market for swiftly demonstrable skill and prompted colonial emulation, reaching its summit in the career of Melba.' (Author's abstract)
1 The Startling and Eventful Account Leading to New Fans Roger Covell , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 January 2008; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Malcolm Williamson : A Mischievous Muse Anthony Meredith , Paul Harris , 2007 single work biography
1 Orchestrating the Sound of a Nation Roger Covell , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2007; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Peter Sculthorpe : The Making of an Australian Composer Graeme Skinner , 2007 single work biography
1 The Company of Scholars i "Swarming through mist, through falling, flowing mist", Roger Covell , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 8 1995; (p. 105)
1 Punch and Judy in the Jungle Roger Covell , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 July 1993; (p. 27)
1 [Review] Whitsunday : An Opera Roger Covell , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 September 1988;
— Review of Whitsunday : An Opera in Three Acts Louis Nowra , 1988 single work musical theatre
1 2 y separately published work icon Folk Songs of Australia, and the Men and Women Who Sang Them : Volume 2 John Meredith (editor), Roger Covell (editor), Patricia Brown (editor), Kensington : University of New South Wales Press , 1987 Z157403 1987 anthology poetry criticism biography interview
1 Exploring Changes in Voss Roger Covell (interviewer), 1986 single work interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 May 1986; (p. 48)
1 Patriotic Songs : An Australian Disease Roger Covell , 1977 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 21 no. 5 1977; (p. 16-20)
1 The Currency Lass : Introduction Roger Covell , 1976 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Currency Lass ; Or, My Native Girl 1976; (p. xiii - xxiii)
1 Theme on Rebirth of Single Soul Roger Covell , 1972 single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 November 1972;
1 Untitled Roger Covell , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 September 1970; (p. 10)
— Review of The Seven Deadly Sins : Poem for the Opera Thomas Shapcott , 1970 single work musical theatre
1 1 y separately published work icon Australia's Music : Themes of a New Society Roger Covell , Melbourne : Sun Books , 1967 Z1329001 1967 single work criticism
1 Patrick White's Plays Roger Covell , 1964 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , April-May vol. 8 no. 1 1964; (p. 7-12)
1 Untitled Roger Covell , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Hemisphere , vol. 7 no. 3 1963; (p. 2-7)
— Review of Men Without Wives and Other Plays Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1955 selected work drama
1 How Our Playwrights See Us Roger Covell , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: Hemisphere , vol. 7 no. 3 1963; (p. 2-7)
1 A Queensland-Born Novelist Passes Her Stiffest Test Roger Covell , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 May 1960; (p. 2)
— Review of A Descant for Gossips Thea Astley , 1960 single work novel
1 More Hits Than Misses in Queensland Anthology Roger Covell , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 February 1960; (p. 2)
— Review of Never Kill a Dolphin and Other Stories : Contemporary Queensland Writing 1959 anthology short story poetry drama radio play
1 Lammond Cannot Stand Affectation Roger Covell , 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 June 1959; (p. 2)
— Review of Sheep Station Henry G. Lamond , 1959 single work novel
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