John Antill
John Antill OBE CMG (born April 8, 1904 in Ashfield , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia , † December 29, 1986 in Caringbah , Sydney) was an Australian composer.
Antill worked for the railroad from 1920 to 1925 and then studied composition with Alfred Hill and violin with Gerald Walenn at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music . He then was a musician with the New South Wales State Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra . From 1932 to 1934 he toured as a tenor with the JC Williamson Imperial Opera Company . Since 1936 he was employed by the Australian Broadcasting Commission , where he was responsible for the music programs. In 1972 he prepared the First South Pacific Art Festival in Fiji .
Antill's most important work was the ballet Corroboree , which premiered in 1950 and is inspired by Aboriginal ceremonies (the corroborees ) with dance, music and theater performances . It was created several years after the ballet interlude by Clive Douglas of the same name . In 1959 the Symphony on a city was created for the city of Newcastle . He also composed three operas, other ballets, orchestral pieces, a cantata, a concert for harmonica and orchestra and song cycles.
Awards
- 1971: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 1981: Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
- 1985: Honorary Doctorate from the University of Wollongong
Works
- Endymion , Opera, 1922
- The Circus Comes to Town , ballet, 1925
- Capriccio , 1925
- Corroboree , concert suite, 1946; Ballet, 1950
- School in the Mailbox , soundtrack, 1947
- The Music Critic , Opera, 1953
- Five songs of happiness from the Psalms , voice, piano and oboe, 1953
- Wakooka , ballet, 1957
- Overture for a momentous occasion , orchestra, 1957
- G'Day Digger , ballet, 1958
- The Unknown Land , Suite for String Orchestra, 1958
- The Birth of the Waratah , ballet, 1959
- The First Boomerang , ballet, 1959
- Burragorang Dreamtime , ballet, 1959
- Black Opal , ballet, 1961
- Snowy , ballet, 1961
- The First Christmas , TV opera, 1969/70
- Fanfare for the Lord Mayor of Sydney , chamber music, 1984
Web links
- Harold Hort: Antill, John Henry (1904–1986) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 17. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2007, ISBN 978-0-522-85382-7 (English).
- John Antill in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Harold Hort: Antill, John Henry (1904-1986) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 17. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2007, ISBN 978-0-522-85382-7 (English).
- ^ John Antill at the Australian Music Center
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Antill, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashfield , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1986 |
| Place of death | Caringbah , Sydney , Australia |