Synergy Percussion: Australian Percussion Music in Context

Abstract

This thesis charts the emergence and growth of an Australian percussion music repertoire and provides an extensive register of Australian contemporary compositions featuring percussion. With the emergence of the dedicated percussion ensemble a particular type of composer/ performer interplay has developed, which requires investigation. The opportunities provided by a concentration on percussion have influenced compositional aspects. Some study of these aspects is required since percussion composition in Australia has received very little attention from music researchers.