Classical Music

The establishment of both choral societies (CA. 1850) and orchestras of the Symphony (CA. 1890) led to growing, compositional activity although many Australian classical composers sought to work entirely within European models. Lot of work leading to the first part of the 20th century were heavily influenced by traditional music (Percy Grainger ' s "English country garden" 1908 which is a good example of this) and a tradition of very conservative British conductor. In the war and post-war, as built to affirm a national identity vs. great energy that was America and England, "motherland" pressure eras composers looked at their surroundings for inspiration.

By the beginning of the 1960s Australian classical music entered eruption with influences, with incorporating disparate elements in his work, extending Aboriginal and Southeastern Asian music and instruments, American jazz and the blue to the late discovery of the atonality European composers and the avante - garde.

Well known Australian classical performers include the sopranos: Joan Carden, Yvonne Kenny, Dame Joan Sutherland, Emma Matthews; pianists Roger Woodward, Michael Kieren-Harvey and Leslie Howard, guitarist John Williams and Barry Tuckwell horn player.