Douglas Lilburn Project

Douglas Lilburn Project - Edited Cuts
Produced by Roger Smith and Gareth Watkins, June 2002. These clips are clean versions (i.e.: no sound effects or musical underscore) of all of the new interview material used in the series of 10 programmes, Douglas, the Landscape of a New Zealand Composer.
2 CDRs of 8.
NOTE: The original raw interviews for this series are deposited with the New Zealand Music Archive at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.

Edited Cuts CD 1
c1 John Hopkins: Personality, not being in the limelight, relaxed at home, Willis St, C. Otago (1'43)
c2 John Hopkins: Lived in simple conditions, red wine, never revealed his whole self (1'40)
c3 John Hopkins: Brown paper parcel, 3rd Symphony, 17 minutes only, nothing repeated (1'08)
c4 John Hopkins: 3rd Symphony, a portrait of Douglas, themes turn back on itself (1'28)
c5 John Hopkins: Hurt after returning to NZ, country not ready for national composer (47")
c6 John Hopkins: Landscapes in his music, the clear light (22")
c7 John Hopkins: Contribution to NZ, making a statement, regret that we didn't do more (1'28)
c8 John Hopkins: Lack of recordings meant not being able to access his music (54")
c9 John Hopkins: When talking about composers - they were New Zealander composers (1'30)
c10 John Hopkins: 3rd Symphony as self portrait, walking us through the score (2'38)

c11 Jack Body: Why we should know that he was gay, understanding him (2'20)
c11b Jack Body: (As above minus the equalisation that removed the pops!)
c12 Jack Body: Physical description, falling on ladder, smoking, craggy eye, lips (2'45)
c13 Jack Body: Puritan streak, supporting other composers, guilt, reflected on relationships (2'10)
c14 Jack Body: Getting verbally attacked by Douglas, electronic composition (1'30)
c15 Jack Body: Lilburn Trust, vetting proposals, his creative energy (1'50)
c16 Jack Body: "If it had to be music", working back on the farm, horror story, family (1'45)
c17 Jack Body: Disliked analysis of music, Ross Harris article on Symphony 3 (37")
c18 Jack Body: Sensitive about criticism, Best Mates, gay, being Outed, (3'16)
c19 Jack Body: Black sheep of family, niece, Law Reform, acceptance (2'26)
c20 Jack Body: Shy of media, no tape recorders, reporters, self conscience about being known (52")
c21 Jack Body: Physical ailments, deafness etc, not getting help, piano, reading, eyesight (2'51)
c22 Jack Body: Falling into old age, defining moment (55")
c23 Jack Body: ATMOS TRACK (36")

c24 Margaret Nielsen: First meeting at a concert interval, shy, quiet approach, warmth (1'45)
c25 Margaret Nielsen: Always willing to talk, walked home together, as a teacher (1'09)
c26 Margaret Nielsen: Didn't like speaking in public, 3rd Symphony, invite students to dinner (2'54)
c27 Margaret Nielsen: Being a performer and being in touch with him, music through mist (4'02)
c28 Margaret Nielsen: Critics in the 1960s didn't get it, never heard his music before (1'42)
c29 Margaret Nielsen: Lilburn Trust, preserve the tradition of NZ music, grants (1'44)
c30 Margaret Nielsen: When my husband died, kindness of Douglas (1'42)
c31 Margaret Nielsen: Memory like an elephant, fairness, worried him about friendships (1'19)
c32 Margaret Nielsen: Arthritic hands after accident, hands hidden, use to play piano (1'25)
c33 Margaret Nielsen: First encountered his music, 1954, copying his manuscript, 3rd prelude (1'37)
c34 Margaret Nielsen: Blood and Bone, Three bars of music for payment (55")
c35 Margaret Nielsen: Brown paper bag letters, "Don't Worry about Me" letter, and reply (1'07)
c36 Margaret Nielsen: First Aid course, resuscitate electronic music students, hygiene (1'10)
c37 Margaret Nielsen: Being homosexual, The Independent obit (1'20)
c38 Margaret Nielsen: ATMOS TRACK (includes phone ring at start) (27")

Edited Cuts CD 2
c38 Ashley Heenan: NZ in 40s - oasis , musicians who composed, conventional music (1'24)
c39 Ashley Heenan: APRA publishing Douglas's work, leaving APRA (1'54)
c40 Ashley Heenan: Schola Musica - Allegro for Strings, library of music, at rehearsals (1'58)
c41 Ashley Heenan: Electronic Music, The Sea, not liking advice, generous, miserably minded (1'42)
c42 Ashley Heenan: This cut is now 10 secs silence. The original cut was not used in the series
c43 Ashley Heenan: Listening at the back of the hall, listening to criticism, couldn't finish (2'20)
c44 Ashley Heenan: Strong enough in character but didn't like criticism, come out and visit (1'59)
c45 Ashley Heenan: Reading the final letter (1'59)
c46 Ashley Heenan: Hypnotic personality (48")
c47 Ashley Heenan: He was affected by what others said about him, elephants memory, etc (1'14)
c48 Ashley Heenan: He was paid 5 pounds for Landfall, the poet was paid 25 pounds (47")
c49 Ashley Heenan: ATMOS TRACK

c50 Geoff Eyles: Recording session reflections, mind back 20 years, "Tear to his eye" (1'40)
c51 Geoff Eyles: Studio recordings were used commercially, I became a hoarder (1'00)
c52 Geoff Eyles: As time went on, his confidence in us grew, found more pieces (36")
c53 Geoff Eyles: Radio has been the mouthpiece, tried to capture a moment (56")
c54 Geoff Eyles: Recording Schola Musica, blackout, talking about gardens (1'38)
c55 Geoff Eyles: ATMOS TRACK

c56 David Farquhar: Take time to make a judgement, held grudges (38")
c57 David Farquhar: Pushed composers to join APRA, Broadcasting "doing us a favour" (58")
c58 David Farquhar: Lilburn's music having a New Zealandness (1'12)
c59 David Farquhar: He was the beginning of a composers identity (1'07)
c60 David Farquhar: My first contact, Gordon McBeth letter received, reading (2'00)
c61 David Farquhar: Rooming House on the Terrace, "Caged Lion" (1'37)
c62 David Farquhar: ATMOS TRACK

c63 Jill Palmer: Description - kind, interested, gentlemen, always called before he came in (57")
c64 Jill Palmer: Forming the New Zealand Music Archive, my librarian job, preservation (1'57)
c65 Jill Palmer: Forming the Lilburn Trust, description, university /trust awards, my trip story (3'42)
c66 Jill Palmer: What's in the Lilburn archive, trunk of letters, drafts, autobiographical notes (3'17)
c67 Jill Palmer: Describing letters - Brathwaite, Owen Jensen, why Electronic Music (2'05)
c68 Jill Palmer: I asked Douglas why he gave up composing, Lilburn trust main interest (1'35)
c69 Jill Palmer: Receiving the Order of New Zealand, medal story (1'26)
c70 Jill Palmer: Jill typing on Douglas's typewriter (1'29)
c71 Jill Palmer: He didn't like computers, teaching him voice-mail (56")
c72 Jill Palmer: ATMOS TRACK