Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Chaconne for piano
- Diversions, for string orchestra
- Elegy
- Sings Harry
- Symphony no. 3
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Active from
- 1915-11-02
- Active to
- 2001-06-06
Discography
- Colonial Diversions1990
- The Three Symphonies1994
- Allegro for Strings / Landfall in Unknown Seas / Diversions for String Orchestra1995
- Aotearoa1997
- The Three Symphonies2002
- A Song of Islands / Aotearoa Overture / Forest2006
- String Quartet in E minor / Phantasy Quartet / Canzonettas / Duos for Two Violins / String Trio2015
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,243
- Total plays
- 14,859
Tags
contemporary classicalAvant-GardeelectroacousticClassicalelectro-acoustic
Douglas Lilburn, ONZ (1915-2001), was a New Zealand composer, widely regarded as the father of New Zealand composition. Lilburn studied under Ralph Vaughan Williams and wrote three symphonies and several tone poems. He also established the Electronic Music Studio at Victoria University of Wellington, the first such studio in New Zealand. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Douglas+Lilburn">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Place of birth
- Whanganui
- Place of death
- Wellington
- Occupation
- composer
- Employer
- Australian National University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Douglas Lilburn (26217792433).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1915-11-02
- date of death
- 2001-06-06
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- Douglas Lilburn
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