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  Douglas Lilburn (aged 21, 1936) Reference Material

  Producer Introduction
The Producers introduce this major public-radio series on New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn.

  Press Release
A press release detailing the series.

  Timeline of Douglas Gordon Lilburn
A comprehensive timeline of Douglas Lilburn's life. Detailing compositional dates, important events and sprinkled with reminiscences by Douglas.

  The Percy Grainger Composition Prize
While visiting New Zealand in 1935 the eminent composer-pianist, Percy Grainger, announced a prize for an original New Zealand composition.

  Chris Bourke interview with Douglas Lilburn
An edited transcript of the Chris Bourke interview with Douglas Lilburn - to our knowledge, the most in-depth surviving audio interview.

  Jack Body interview with Douglas Lilburn
"...I decided to pay him a visit recently with a tape recorder in my hand and treachery in my heart. I half expected to be turned away from the door, but Douglas suffered the machine, sitting hawk-like in his chair casting mean suspicious glances sideways at it."


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  Manuscript Other Resources

SOUNZ/Toi Te Puoru, The Centre for New Zealand Music has an online shop with a number of hardcopy publications available on (and by) Douglas Lilburn. Of great value during our research for this series was the 1980 Festschrift, published by CANZ.