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Track Listing
CD 1 - Episode 1: In Search Of A Tradition
Occasional Pieces For Piano (1942-73)
"Light, Warm Sunlight âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
âDouglas Was Uncle Gordon To Us âŚâ
"My Father, Robert Lilburn âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Lilburn Family Values
Musical Revelations At Waitaki Boys' High School; â... I Was Going To Be A Musician âŚâ - Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
"If It Had To Be Music, Couldnât It Have Been The Bagpipes?" - Archival Interview Recorded In 1985 For The Listener
Christchurch Scene Setter. Archival Talk Recorded In 1985
Offering A Prize For A Typically New Zealand Composition. Archival Talk Recorded In November 1935
Family History, First Meeting With Douglas
Reading A Letter By Douglas From 1937 Thanking Percy Grainger
âNew Zealand Was Pretty Much Of A Backwoods In Those Days âŚâ - Archival Interview Recorded In 1987
On Composers Realizing Their Best Works. Archival Talk Extracted From Tribute To Ralph Vaughan Williams Recorded On His Death In 1958
Studying With Vaughan Williams; Composing Drysdale Overture. Archival Interview Recorded In 1987
âWe Felt Him To Be The Odd-one-out âŚâ Underscored By Skiing On Mount Cook From The National Film Unit Production Of Journey For Three (1948), Recorded In 1948
Sonata For Violin And Piano (1950)
Douglas Working Back On The Farm After Returning From England
Drysdale Overture (1937)
Douglas's Brother Euan
State Of Orchestral Playing In The 30s And 40s In New Zealand. Archival Talk Extracted From A Sympathy With Sound, Marking The 21st Year Of The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Recorded In 1967
Composing Was A Strange Occupation In The 40s. Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Composer Contradictions, Personal History
âYou Can Divide Douglas's Music Into Three Periods âŚâ
âHe Was Not Good With Audiences, Electronic Music Distanced Him âŚâ
Poem In Time Of War (Electronic With Voice Of Vietnamese Student, 1967)
âHis Spirituality Wasn't Tied In With Any One Tradition âŚâ
âHe Felt Like He Wasn't Needed - People Make Their Own Music âŚâ
âNew Zealand Wasn't Ready For A National Composer âŚâ
âHe Was The Ugly Duckling âŚâ
Sings Harry (1953)
Production Credits
CD 2 - Episode 2: Practicalities
Introduction And Opening Music From This Is New Zealand (1949), A New Zealand Broadcasting Service Radio Documentary
Scene Setter - Post World War II In Christchurch
Ngaio Marsh Theatre Rehearsals
Writing Music For The Theatre. Archival Talk Extracted From Music Ho, Douglas Lilburn 50th Birthday Tribute, Recorded In 1965
Ngaio Marsh Productions, New Zealand Poetry. Archival Interview Recorded In 1989
The Wellington Group. âComposers Had A Hard Time In The 40s And 50s âŚâ
âComposing Conditions Were Poor In The 40s âŚâ - Archival Talk Recorded In 1973
âDouglas Had High Performance Standards That Sometimes Weren't Met In The 40s âŚâ
âDouglas Enjoyed First Performance Support â But ...â
Introduction To The Schola Musica And Ashley Heenan
Unearthing Works For The Schola Musica To Play
Title Music From The National Film Unit Production Of Journey For Three (1948), Recorded In 1948
Writing For Film / Race Meeting From The National Film Unit Production Of Journey For Three (1948), Recorded In 1948
âHave You Considered Writing An Opera?â - Archival Interview Recorded In 1989
Willow Song (1944)
Writing For Theatre - Richard And Edith Campion
Recording The Music For St Joan. Archival Interview Recorded In 1989
Introduction And Opening Music From The Radio Drama The Pitcher And The Well (1964)
Early Electronic Works For The NZBC
A Brief Extract From The Pitcher And The Well (1964)
Using Electronic Music In Theatre And Drama. Archival Interview Recorded In 1971
Douglas Returns From Overseas To Set Up The Electronic Music Studio. Archival Talk Recorded In 1985
Using University Breaks To Compose
Academic And Artist, Douglas Was A Creator Not An Analyst
University Life. Archival Interview Recorded In 1989
Symphony No. 3 (1961)
âThe Lilburn Revival Began In The Mid 70s âŚâ
âLack Of Recordings Meant It Was Very Hard To Access His Music âŚâ
âI First Encountered His Music, Copying ManuscriptsâŚâ
The Start Of Waiteata Press. Archival Interview Recorded In 1983
"Sleep On..." From Elegy (1951)
His Position On The Concert Programme Audition Panel
Detached Support For Other Composers
Quartet For Brass Instruments (1957)
Production Credits
CD 3 - Episode 3: Nature
No. 11 From Seventeen Pieces For Guitar (1969-70)
"I Have Trailed After My Brother Euan âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
âEntering Into Ascot Terrace âŚâ
"The River âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
âHe Never Revealed His Whole Self âŚâ
âHe Was Affected By What Others Said About Him âŚâ
Waitaki Boys' High School; Submitting A Sonata Instead Of An Essay.
Communicating Through Music Rather Than Speech. Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Summer Afternoon (1947)
âHe Chose To Live Alone, Enjoyed Solitary Walks âŚâ / Chaconne (1946)
"The Water Hole âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Integrating The Natural World Into His Creative Work.
String Trio (1945)
âI First Met Douglas At The Victoria University College Literary Society âŚâ
âUsing The Natural Sounds Around You âŚâ - Archival Interview Extracted From Programme Five Of The Lilburn Connection Recorded In 1980
Growing Up By Myself; Music At Home. Archival Interview Recorded In 1985 For The Listener
"Musical Awareness âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Sonata (1949)
âHe Had An Hypnotic Personality âŚâ
Describing The Rooming House On The Terrace ... âhe Was Like A Caged Lion âŚâ
String Trio (1945)
Moving To Wellington
Sending Personal Notes On The Backs Of Photographs
The Vegetable Garden, Synod/drinking Story
Duo For Violin And Viola (1942)
âStyle Comes From Your Life Experiences ...â - Archival Interview Extracted From Programme Three Of The Lilburn Connection Recorded In 1980
âIs The Piece Of Music A Part Of You?â - Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Symphony No. 3 As A Self Portrait
âHe Was An Extraordinary Person In An Ordinary, Decent Family âŚâ
âHe Was Not A Public Composer âŚâ - Archival Talk Recorded In 1965
âTo Fully Understand Douglas And His Music We Need To Acknowledge His Homosexuality âŚâ
The Independent Obituary
Gaining Family Acceptance
âWell I Never ...â
St Joan (1955)
Production Credits
CD 4 - Episode 4: Methods
Soundscape With Lake And River (Electronic, 1979)
"Learning The Piano âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Brief History Of The Electronic Music Studio At Victoria University. Archival Interview Recorded In 1971
âElectronic Music Is Like Painting âŚâ (Quoting Douglas) - Archival Talk Recorded In 1985
âHe Was An Intuitive Composer Rather Than A Grand PlannerâŚâ
âCan't Anyone Just Make These Machines Chatter?â - Archival Interview Recorded In 1971
Playing Electronic Works On The Radio, Public Reaction
Brief History Of Electronic Music. Archival Talk Extracted From Programme Nine Of Composers In Canz, Recorded In 1975
Describing The Electronic Music Studio At Victory University
The Fourth Of Four Preludes (1948-60)
Describing Douglas's Process For Composing Electronic Music
Experimenting With Early Electronic Instruments. Archival Interview Recorded In 1971
Introduction To And Description Of The Return (1965)
Realizing Electronic Sounds. Archival Interview Recorded In 1971
Douglas's Electronic Techniques
The Second Of Nine Short Pieces (1966)
"Glasses âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
âMusic Just Doesn't Appear ... He Was A Craftsman âŚâ
St Joan (1955)
St Joan Manuscript. Archival Interview Recorded In 1989
âBeautiful Manuscripts âŚâ
Moving To More Abstract Depictions In His Music
Receiving A Brown Paper Parcel Containing The Symphony No. 3
Writing An Analysis Of Symphony No. 3
Ross Harris's Analysis
Song Of The Antipodes (1946), Later Renamed A Song Of Islands
âLessons I've Learnt From Douglas âŚâ - Archival Talk Extracted From Programme Two Of The Lilburn Connection Recorded In 1980
Forming The Lilburn Trust
âHe Channeled His Creative Energy Into The Lilburn Trust âŚâ
Prodigal Country (1939)
Production Credits
CD 5 - Episode 5: Hands
Occasional Pieces For Piano (1942-73)
"A Recital Of Music By Douglas Lilburn..." - Reading From A Review In The New Zealand Listener, 15 October 1943
Physical Description Of Douglas
âMy First Contact With Douglas Was Through Gordon Macbeth âŚâ; Gordon Macbeth Letter
Not Getting Assistance With Physical Ailments
Arthritic Hands, He Used To Play The Piano
Bagatelle No. 4 (from Five Bagatelles), Later Renamed From The Port Hills (1942)
Discovering Douglas's Music Through The World Record Club
Reading A Letter From Owen Jensen Inviting Douglas To Attend The Cambridge Summer School As Composer In Residence, 2 October 1945
Getting Douglas To The First Cambridge Summer School. Archival Talk Extracted From Music Ho, Douglas Lilburn 50th Birthday Tribute, Recorded In 1965
First Experience Of The Compositional Class At The Cambridge Summer School. Archival Talk Extracted From Programme Three Of The Lilburn Connection Recorded In 1980
âI Set Him Up One Time, As A Student âŚâ; Douglas And Palestrina Counterpoint
There Are No "Little Lilburns" In This Cambridge Composers Photograph. Archival Talk Extracted From Programme One Of The Lilburn Connection Recorded In 1980
Wind Quintet (1957)
Teaching Style, Broad Musical Knowledge
âHe Was A Closet Rock Composer ...â
Sonata (1950)
Silences At The Cambridge Summer School. Archival Talk Extracted From Music Ho, Douglas Lilburn 50th Birthday Tribute, Recorded In 1965
Copying Larry's Parts At The Last Minute. Archival Interview Recorded In 1983
âDouglas Made Us Aware Of Standards ...â - Archival Talk Extracted From Programme One Of The Lilburn Connection Recorded In 1980
Larry Really Went On His Own Way. Archival Interview Recorded In 1983
Sings Harry (1953)
Performer / Composer Relationship
âHow Do You Decide Whatâs Coming Next?â
Giving Back To The Medium, Teaching. Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Remembering Being A Student When Douglas Visited Otago University
âBy Setting Up The Electronic Music Studio ...â
Taking A First Aid Course Together
Douglas's Broad-mindedness
Silence
Reading Psalm 90
Elegy (in Memoriam Noel Newson) (1945)
Production Credits
CD 6 - Episode 6: Canvases
Growing Up At Drysdale
"Sunlight, And Happiness Again âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Leaving The Hermitage From The National Film Unit Production Of Journey For Three (1948), Recorded In 1948
First Musical Period
Landscapes In Douglas's Music, The Clear Light
Spaciousness In Douglasâs Music, The Sea
Using Imagery To Convey Meaning To The Performer
The Combination Of Poet And Composer Combining To Form New Zealand Identity. Archival Talk Extracted From Music Ho, Douglas Lilburn 50th Birthday Tribute, Recorded In 1965
Using External Influences To Construct A National Identity. Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Introduction From This Is New Zealand (1949), A New Zealand Broadcasting Service Radio Documentary
Writing Incidental Music For This Is New Zealand
Brief Musical Extract From This Is New Zealand (1949), A New Zealand Broadcasting Service Radio Documentary
Sounds And Distances (electronic, 1975)
"Pukeroa School âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
âA Paradise To Roam In ⌠Living In His Own Home Bush ...â
Douglas's Flat On The Avon River, Christchurch
Describing Douglas's Christchurch Bedsit
First Meeting Douglas, Walking Along The Paekakariki Beach
A Recording Of Douglas's Alarm System At Ascot Terrace. Archival Sound Extracted From An Interview Recorded By Chris Bourke In 1985 For The Listener
Describing Ascot Terrace
Describing The Interior Of Ascot Terrace
Meeting Douglas For The Listener Interview In 1985
Reasons For Moving Into Electronic Music. Archival Interview Recorded In 1985 For The Listener
Painting With Electronic Sound. Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Third Musical Period
The Return (1965)
âSetting Up An Electronic Music Cave ...â - Archival Interview Recorded In 1989
Reading From Douglas's Published Note On The Electronic Composition Summer Voices
Demonstration Of The Synthi Aks Ca. 1969
Giving Advice On One Of Douglas's Early Electronic Compositions
Sonata (1950)
Production Credits
CD 7 - Episode 7: Relationships
Quartet For Brass Instruments (1957)
"My Mother Had Little Education âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Sitting In The Sun Reading Poetry, Wild Honey
The Strength Of The Man Alone
âHe Found It Difficult To Forgive People âŚâ
Sonata (1951-52, Revised In 1956)
Getting Verbally Attacked Over An Electronic Composition
âHe Was Strong Enough In Character ⌠But Didn't Like Criticism ...â
âWhen My Husband Died ...â
Elegy (in Memoriam Noel Newson) (1945)
Douglas Didn't Like The Limelight
Inviting Students For Dinner - Composing Food
âHe Knew What He Liked To Eat âŚâ; Shopping For Douglas
Music As Payment
Three Bars For The Blood And Bone (1968)
Doing A Phd On Douglas
âI First Met Douglasâs Music Under My Own Fingers âŚâ; Hand Copying From His Manuscript. Archival Interview Recorded In 1980
"My Paradisal Security Collapsed Suddenly âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Conductor/performer/composer Relationships
"They Came Off Their Boat Into A Drear Old Customs Shed âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Description Of The Christchurch Artistic Scene In The 30s And 40s
Christchurch In The 40s; Performing Douglas's Music. Archival Talk Recorded In 1981
The Second Of Four Preludes (1948-60)
âHe Introduced Me To His Friends ⌠And Eastern Religions...â
Change In Musical Language From Nationalism To Cosmopolitanism - Quoting Douglas
"The Circus"
Sings Harry (1953)
Artists Pulled Together In The 40s. Archival Interview Recorded In 1985 For The Listener
Douglas's Response To The 1985 Interview
The Final Letter
âDouglas's Reclusiveness Was Respected By Those Who Knew Him âŚâ
Letter Scene From Cornet Rilke (1950)
Production Credits
CD 8 - Episode 8: Fashions
Letter Scene From Cornet Rilke (1950)
Reading "Musical Opinion, London" Letter To The New Zealand Listener, 1 February 1957
Sensitivity To Criticism
Shifting Into The Electronic Music Medium
Some People Said "What A Pity"
Poem In Time Of War
Climbing The Glacier
Distinctive Patterns In Douglas's Music / Race Meeting From The National Film Unit Production Of Journey For Three (1948)
Lack Of Support From Management At The National Film Unit In The 40s. Archival Talk Recorded In 1980
Promotional Disc For Journey For Three (1948)
Reading "A Birthday Offering" Letter To The New Zealand Listener, 7 December 1956
Second Musical Period
Audience Reaction To Symphony No. 3
Douglas Was Ignored In The 60s
Listening A The Back Of The Hall
Writing An Essay On Diversions For String Orchestra. Archival Interview Extracted From Programme Six Of The Lilburn Connection Recorded In 1980
Reflecting On Recording Sessions That Douglas Attended
"What Was The Attitude Towards New Zealand Composers?" - Archival Interview Recorded In 1985 For The Listener
Douglas's Career As A Composer Has Run Parallel With That Of The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Archival Talk Recorded In 1965
Recording The Schola Musica; Talking About Each Other's Gardens
Occasional Pieces For Piano (1942-73)
"Broadcasting" Supported And Exported Douglas's Music Overseas
Changing The Name Of Song Of The Antipodes, (1946). Archival Talk Extracted From Sounds From The South Recorded In 1980
Relationship With The Orchestra. Archival Interview Recorded In 1989
âComposing Has Become More Difficult For Me ...â - Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Reading "Kitten On The Keys" Letter To The New Zealand Listener, 1949
Very Sensitive About His Personal Life Being Made Public
âDouglas's Music Was Reserved, Reticent ...â
âDouglas Worked Incredibly Hard To Create His Own Voice ...â
From The Port Hills
Production Credits
CD 9 - Episode 9: Withdrawing
Occasional Pieces For Piano (1942-73)
âDouglasâs Funeral Service Was A Very Private Affair âŚâ
A Letter From Douglas In 1988 About Not Travelling, Withdrawing
Increased Paranoia Due To Drinking And No Daily Structure
Drinking Changed Him
Occasional Pieces For Piano (1942-73)
Describing Douglas's Face
âIn His Late Years He Was Shy Of The Media ⌠Self Conscious About Being Known âŚâ
Withdrawing From The Public
He Was Aware Of His Status; Describing Douglas's Mother
âHe Had A Memory Like An Elephant âŚâ
Reflecting On Relationships
Occasional Pieces For Piano (1942-73)
Coming Back To New Zealand And Seeing Douglas Slip Into Old Age
After He Retired He Had A Chance To Compose Full Time - But He Didn't
Going Deaf
He Still Listened To What Other Composers Were Doing
âI Once Asked Douglas Why He Gave Up Composing âŚâ
Reading The Final Letter
Brown Paper Bag Letters
No. 7 From Nine Short Piano Pieces (1966)
Falling Into Old Age; Defining Moments
He Didn't Leave His House In Later Years
His Refusal At The Possibility Of Living In A Rest Home
The Shepherd's Arms Group
I Wrote Him A Letter Before He Died
Four Preludes (1948-60)
âI Regret That We Didn't Do More âŚâ
Douglas Never Talked About Death, More About Life And Creation
Letting Go Of Family
The Return (1965)
Elegy (1951)
Production Credits
CD 10 - Episode 10: Legacies
Douglas Would Have Hated This Series
"Gordon" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Description Of Douglas - Generous But Frightening...a Fighter
Petitioning For The Release Of Jailed Composers. Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Jill Palmer Displays Douglas's Typewriter Held At The Alexander Turnbull Library
Reads A Letter From Douglas To President Park Chung-hee Of The Republic Of Korea, 21 May 1976
âFreedom Seems To Function On Many Levels âŚâ - Archival Interview Recorded In 1975
Poem In Time Of War (Electronic With Voice Of Vietnamese Student, 1967)
Forming The New Zealand Music Archive At The Alexander Turnbull Library
Chaconne (1946)
Describing What's In The Lilburn Collection At The Alexander Turnbull Library
"My Strong Willed Mother âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Incidental Music From This Is New Zealand (1949), A New Zealand Broadcasting Service Radio Documentary
âYou're Composing To Say Something Rather Than To Stretch Yourself?â - Archival Interview Recorded In 1985 For The Listener
Supporting Other Composers In The Background
âI Think Douglas Was Always Hesitant To Promote Himself, But Now âŚâ
Quartet For Brass Instruments (1957)
The Queen's Visit; Receiving The Order Of New Zealand
"I Quickly Made Friends With The Children In The StreetâŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
Order Of New Zealand Medal Story
The Return (1965)
Douglas's Friendship With Ralph Vaughan Williams. Archival Interview Recorded In 1995
Tribute To Ralph Vaughan Williams. Archival Talk Extracted From Tribute To Ralph Vaughan Williams Recorded On His Death In 1958
St Joan (1955)
Douglas Taught Me How To Listen
New Zealandness In His Music
"There Was A Final Family Summer âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
âDouglas Was Extremely Loyal To His Friends âŚâ; Rita Angus
âI Remember When Rita Died ...â
âWith Douglas It Was A Matter Of Trust âŚâ
âHis Music Didn't Influence Me - But His Personality Did âŚâ
Douglas Affected My Decisions
âI Never Thought In Terms Of Making MoneyâŚâ
"On The Last Day Of The Holiday âŚ" - Reading From Douglasâs Unpublished Notes For Memories Of Early Years - A Selection Of Autobiographical Sketches
The Return (1965) / A Song Of Islands (originally Titled Song Of The Antipodes, 1946)
Production Credits
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