[Manuscript music of Mirrie Hill] [music]. - Hill, Mirrie, 1889-1986.; Mountford, Charles P. (Charles Pearcy), 1890-1976.; Carell, Victor, 1916-2001.; Dean, Beth, 1918-2012. (1950)
Dance of the brolgas / song collected + recorded by C.P. Mountford ; arranged and composed by Mirrie Hill -- Kunkarunkara woman / song collected + recorded by C.P. Mountford ; arranged + composed by Mirrie Hill -- Melele : the echo woman / collected + recorded by C.P. Mountford ; arranged + composed by Mirrie Hill -- Melody # 3 : birth of the Aboriginal water lily.
For piano.
Cataloguer's title.
Concert programme from performance of Beth Dean and Victor Carrell, 31 August, 1950. Programme includes piece attributed to Carrell titled "Araluen, or, The Aboriginal water-lily". Melody #3 in this collection may be the same piece authored by Carrell but does not contain any indication of composer.
Melody #3 contains unnamed sketch on reverse.
"Kunkarunkara woman" and "Melele : the echo woman" contain pencilled notes indicating potential choreography/stage directions, possibly in Beth Dean's hand.
Date approximated from copyright date of published work. Cf. Three Aboriginal dances. Sydney : Southern Music Publishing, c1950.
Keywords: Piano music; Brolga -- Songs and music; Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Songs and music; Australian