- Bib ID:
- 8063969
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Smeaton, Bruce, 1938-
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Permission required for research until access conditions have been determined. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1945 and 2014]
- 45.54 m (27 boxes) + 14 medium folio boxes + 7 small folio boxes + 17 large music folio boxes + 1 archival bag + 7 elephant folios + 4 large folio boxes + 48 small music folio boxes
- Summary:
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The collection comprises original feature film, television drama and television commercial scores, working notes and parts, along with initial sketches for cues, composed and orchestrated by Smeaton between 1975-2005. The film scores include Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Devil's Playground, The Cars that Ate Paris, Monkey Grip, Grendel Grendel Grendel, Roxanne starring Steve Martin, and Plenty starring Meryl Streep. The television scores include Seven little Australians, Ben Hall, A Town Like Alice, Eureka, Patrol boat and Castaway. Also included are newsletters for the Composers and Songwriters Guild of Australia, a group formed in Sydney in the 1970’s, for which Smeaton was an editor.
- Biography/History:
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Australian composer. Further biographical information available at: https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-614009
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference number: MS 10481.
- Reading Room Access Note: For preservation reasons, we are unable to deliver digital and audiovisual carriers to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Ask a Librarian to enquire about access.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1653273269
- Subject:
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- Time Coverage:
- 1945-2014
- Terms of Use:
- Permission is required to copy Bruce Smeaton’s copyright material for research purposes during his lifetime.
- 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.
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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