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Robert Hughes: Aborigines of Australia (1964)

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dc.contributor.authorComposer: Robert Hughes
dc.contributor.editorMcCarthy, James
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-21T23:31:35Z
dc.date.available2024-08-21T23:31:35Z
dc.date.issued1964
dc.description.abstract"This was one of the last two films that film maker Ian Dunlop made in the traditional way, with a 'Voice Of God' commentary and traditional orchestral music. After this he embarked upon his celebrated series, Aborigines of the Australian Western Desert, using a cinema verite approach. This included the exclusive use of location sound and the use of his own voice for the commentary. A notable change of style for the Unit, this marked a new and more intimate approach to its filmmaking. One long-term effect was to change the way music was used and written in many Unit films, especially those dealing with non- Western themes. Aborigines of Australia was produced at the edge of this transition. Hughes' score, for a small instrumental group, is tactful and supportive." -- James McCarthy
dc.format.mimetypeaudio/wav
dc.identifierCSM36T2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733715138
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2024.
dc.publisherCanberra School of Music, Australian National University
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnthology of Australian Music ; Series 4
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnthology of Australian Music on Disc (36)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCSM 36: Film Music Of The 1960s From The Film Australia Collection
dc.rights© 1999 Anthology of Australian Music on Disc
dc.subjectClassical Music
dc.titleRobert Hughes: Aborigines of Australia (1964)
dc.typeSound recording
local.description.notesProduced by: James McCarthy ; Remastered by: Michael Grafton-Greene

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