Australian Digital Music Archive - Australian Music - Australian Music Series

Full description

A collection of music composed by musicians who settled in Australia before the beginning of the 20th Century. Richard Divall, editor of the Australian Music Series, has produced modern editions through editing the unpublished manuscripts of early Australian composers: Carl Linger (1810-1862), Fritz Hart (1874-1949), John Delany (1852-1907) and Charles Horsely (1822-1876). Each edition has an MDA number and includes at least a one page facsimile from the original manuscript. Some manuscripts are held in music libraries but for many others the original manuscripts have now disappeared.  Fortunately photocopies of the manuscripts were organised by Richard around 1968 for the ABC’s Musica Australis project. These photocopies are now held in the National Library of Australia.

Notes

Mention more about the project with the ABC Musica Australis when Richard Divall completed the first editions in the series ....

• MDA001 — Carl LINGER, O Lord who is as Thee — Motet for Choir and orchestra (1851)
• MDA002 — John Albert DELANY, Te Deum — for soloists, choir and orchestra (1900)
• MDA003 — Carl LINGER, Sechs Zwischenspiele — 6 Entreacts for orchestra (1840s)
• MDA004 — Carl LINGER, Vater Unser — for Choir and Organ (1846)
• MDA005 — Carl LINGER, Vier Motetten — for Choir and Organ (1845-1846)
• MDA006 — Charles HORSLEY, Piano Trio in B Minor, op. 13 (1848)
• MDA007 — Fritz HART, Mass Vexilla Regis  (1912)
• MDA008 — G.W.L. MARSHALL-HALL,  Melody for Orchestra
• MDA009 — Fritz HART,  In memoriam Claude Achille Debussy —  violin & piano (1918)
• MDA010 — Fritz HART,  In memoriam Claude Achille Debussy —  piano solo (1918)
• MDA011 — Fritz HART,  In memoriam Dame Nellie Melba — for female voices (1931)
• MDA012 — G.W.L. MARSHALL-HALL, Two Works for Bassoon and Pianoforte
• MDA013 — Charles HORSELY, Sonata for violin and pianoforte in F major No 2
• MDA014 — Isaac NATHAN, Psalm 117 (Sydney, 1849)
• MDA015 — Isaac NATHAN, The Lord’s Prayer (Sydney, 1845)
• MDA016 — Isaac NATHAN, The Names of Christ (Sydney, 1853)
• MDA017 — James Henri ANDERSON, The Lays of the Hebrews (Sydney 1844)
• MDA018 — Lewis MOSS, Adon’ Olam (Sydney 1867)
• MDA019 — Joseph REICHENBERG, Ancient Hebrew Melodies (Hobart 1845)
• MDA020 — Henry John KING, Four Pieces – for violin and piano
• MDA021 — Ernest TRUMAN, String Quartet No 2 in F minor Opus 26
• MDA022 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, The unpublished Songs I – Music, When Soft Voices Die
• MDA023 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, The unpublished Songs II – Mirrors
• MDA024 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, The unpublished Songs III – Fulfilment
• MDA025 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, The unpublished Songs IV – Harvest Eve
• MDA026 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, The unpublished Songs V – The Pride of Youth
• MDA027 — Joseph GAUTROT, Josephian Hymn (Hobart 1844)
• MDA028 — Charles Edward HORSLEY, Sonata for Piano and Flute Concertante in A minor, Opus 11 (London 1846)
• MDA029 — Henry John KING, Benedictus for Choir and Organ (Melbourne c.1894)
• MDA030 — Charles KENNINGHAM, ‘Australia’ Hymn – for soloist, (chorus) and orchestra (for the Official Opening of the First Parliament of Australia – Melbourne, 9 May 1901)
• MDA031 — Stephen Hale MARSH, Sir Thomas Livingstone MITCHELL, The Spell that Beams in Woman’s Eye (Sydney 1850-52)
• MDA032 — Isaac NATHAN, Sir Thomas Livingstone MITCHELL, The Meeting of the East and the West (Sydney 1850-52)
• MDA033 — Nicholas Charles BOCHSA, Le Roi et la Ligue – Ouverture (Paris, Opéra-Comique, 1815)
• MDA034 — G W L MARSHALL-HALL, Fantaisie No. 1 – for violin and piano
• MDA035 — G W L MARSHALL-HALL, Fantaisie No. 2 – for violin and piano
• MDA036 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, Elegy – In Memoriam Rupert Brooke – for string orchestra (Gallipoli and Alexandria 1915)
• MDA037 — Samuel Pascal NEEDHAM, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis – for choir and organ (Melbourne 1886)
• MDA038 — Paolo GIORZA, Three Anthems for St. Francis Cathedral – for choir with soloists and organ (Melbourne 1873-4)
• MDA039 — G W L MARSHALL-HALL, ‘Tired Nature’ from Stella – for voice and full orchestra or piano (Melbourne 1909-10)
• MDA040 — G W L MARSHALL-HALL, ‘How Can I Live’ from Stella – for voice and full orchestra or piano (Melbourne 1909-10)
• MDA041 — William Joseph CAVENDISH, Five Quadrilles and Two Waltzes – for piano (Sydney 1833)
• MDA042 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, Intermezzo – for orchestra (Frankfurt-am-Main/Oxford 1906)
• MDA043 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, Quartet – for horn, violin, viola and piano (Frankfurt-am-Main 1904)
• MDA044 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, Serenade Opus 7 – for flute, horn, harp and strings (England 1914)
• MDA045 — Carl LINGER, The Complete Songs – for voice and pianoforte (Prussia 1840s – Adelaide 1849-62)
• MDA046 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, Con Moto – for english horn and pianoforte (England)
• MDA047 — Frederick Septimus KELLY, Trio in B flat – for violin, violoncello and pianoforte (England 1911)
• MDA048 — Henry BACKHAUS, Two Sacred Duets – for two sopranos and organ (Bendigo 1860s)

Significance statement

This collection is significant because the manuscripts of the composers are either lost or difficult to access. Newspaper reports indicate that many compositions were produced during the period but a large amount of the music has been lost since its composition and original performance.