Music in Australia

The average informed musical critic, asked to write an article on Music in Australia, would—if he were bright enough to think of it—take refuge in the old story about the history of snakes in Iceland—“There are no…” etc., etc. He would be more mistaken even than usual.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Tempo
Main Author: Cardus, Neville
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1948
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0040298200053730
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0040298200053730
Description
Summary:The average informed musical critic, asked to write an article on Music in Australia, would—if he were bright enough to think of it—take refuge in the old story about the history of snakes in Iceland—“There are no…” etc., etc. He would be more mistaken even than usual.