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The function of music in narrative cinema

Aleksejeva, Sandra (University of Melbourne, 1996)
Sibell Mary, Countess Grosvenor by Jules Dalou and its forgotten history

Marrinon, Linda (University of Melbourne, 1999)
A philosophy of change: Richard Meale and Viridian

Joseph, David R. ( 1996)

The study of the philosophical origins of Richard Meale's Viridian, as compared with those of the main-stream of the avant-garde and with those of the Symbolists and Debussy, draws the conclusion that Meale has, in the creation of Viridian, and subsequent works, moved from the avant-garde styles of composition to an aesthetic which is based upon the principle of the primacy of the poetical experience. Primary sources include newspaper and magazine accounts of Meale's musical style since the creation of Viridian, many of which indicate a disatisfaction with Meale's apparent rejection of the principles and aesthetics of the avant-garde. The study also examines Viridian and later works as polemical statements, due to the nature of the journalistic criticism that they have attracted. Sources also include interviews with Meale, as well as philosophical treatises by such thinkers as Robert Hughes, Roger Scruton and Keith Winschuttle. The paper includes appendices, musical examples and bibliography. The study is as much of a critique of avant-garde styles as it is a defense of Richard Meale's lack of necessity to use them.