Papers of Donald Hollier, 1952-2023
- Bib ID:
- 6297347
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Hollier, Donald, 1934-2023
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1952 and 2023]
- 22.55 metres (18 medium folio boxes) + 9 large folio boxes + 1 medium grey folio box + 2 oversized packages + 3 large ledger boxes + 4 map folios.
- Summary:
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MS Acc12.010 consists primarily of musical manuscripts; the collection covers Hollier's early work and includes original works, drafts, revisions and arrangements. Score genres range across orchestral, choral, sacred, opera, chamber and musical theatre. Also includes sketches and notes (24 folio boxes + 2 oversized packages + 3 large ledger boxes).
MS Acc21.071 comprises opera-oratorios, symphonies, choral and instrumental works. Included are very large scale works in operatic/dramatic, sacred and symphonic genres. The works were composed, copied, completed or revised into final versions by Donald Hollier between 2013 to 2021 (4 folio boxes + 4 map folios).
- Biography/History:
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Born in Sydney, Donald Hollier studied piano at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music. He graduated in 1955 and was awarded the Frank Shirley Memorial Prize for the most distinguished student of the year. In 1956 he was awarded the Vasanta Scholarship, which enabled him to study abroad. Hollier travelled to Vienna, and then continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music and at the National Opera School in London. He graduated from the University of London in 1961 with a Bachelor of Music degree. On his return to Australia in 1962, Hollier was appointed the first Director of Music at Sydney's Newington College. He travelled again to London to undertake further postgraduate study, returning in 1967, whereupon he became Head of Theoretical Studies and Senior Lecturer in Composition and Musicology at the Canberra School of Music. Hollier retained this position until 1984. He was the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship in 1973, and in 1974 received his D.Mus. from the University of London. Hollier has spent much of his life working with choirs, and his many appointments in this field include conductor of the Canberra Choral Society in 1976, and Musical Director of Canberra Opera. In this latter position, to which Hollier was appointed in November 1978, he was responsible for staging the Australian premieres of a number of significant works of the twentieth century, such as Honegger's St Joan, Vaughan Williams' The Pilgrim's Progress, and Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites. Donald Hollier's own compositions include an opera, works for chorus and orchestra, stage works, chamber music, and solo pieces for piano, harpsichord and organ. He has received many commissions, including those from the ABC, the Sydney Organ Society, the University of Melbourne, Duo Contemporain, and the Sydney Philharmonia. Hollier was composer-in-residence with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in 1990 and 1991.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference number: MS Acc12.010, MS Acc21.071.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1952-2023
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Donald Hollier's copyright material is permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- A Manuscript Collection may have a range of formats and dates.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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