Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001)
Three Landscapes
Sounds and Distances
Carousel
Winterset
Triptych
Of Time and Nostalgia
Cicadas, Oscillators and Treefrogs
Soundscape with Lake and River
Poem in Time and Wat
Dance Sequence-Ecpo
Summer Voices
Five Toronto Pieces (1969)
Toronto Tailfeather
Fragments of a Powm
Study from One Note
God Save
The Return
Three Studies for Gustav Clamaga
Welcome Stranger
Five Toronto Places (1963)

Douglas Lilburn, électro-acoustique

Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001) is considered 'the father of New Zealand music'. After considerable success, he rejected composing for acoustic musical instruments and turned wholly to the creation of electronic works because he felt they would more accurately portray New Zealand in its own right, without reference to European musical forms. Some works are purely electronic; others were inspired by the natural sounds of the sea or bush, or the writings of leading New Zealand writers such as Allen Curnow, Denis Glover and Alistair Campbell. The works, dating from 1963-1975, have been restored to a high sonic standard for digital release at Atoll's Auckland facility. The set includes a DVD containing two 4-channel works by Lilburn, with all extant film material of the composer, plus an informative sound interview and photographs.