{"product_id":"rite-of-spring-the-75-years-of-abc-music-making","title":"The Rite of Spring: 75 Years of ABC Music Making","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor three generations the ABC's symphony orchestras were a jewel in the crown of Australian culture, allowing audiences to hear Rubenstein, tauber, Szell, Beecham, Schwarzkopf, Rostropovich and Klemperer in their primes, while providing career-long employment for Australia's own leading classical musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch less well known is the fact that for many years the ABC's in-house musical ensembles also included full-time dance bands, a military band and wireless choruses of uncommon distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ground-breaking study of the complete gamut of ABC music-making, well-known author and music critic Martin Buzacott describes how, often against the odds, the ABC's musical founders - including Sir Charles Moses, Sir Bernard Heinze and William G. James - created a culture of musical excellence whose legacy remains with us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on unprecedented access to the ABC's archives and personal interviews with many leading Australian musicians, the Rite of 75 Years of ABC Music-Making takes a fascinating journey through a musical history in which all Australians have shared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Buzacott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109210636457,"sku":"9780733318849","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780733318849.webp?v=1779256117","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/rite-of-spring-the-75-years-of-abc-music-making","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}