Oriental Exoticism in 1920s Australian Popular Music
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v3i3.28751Keywords:
musical exotica, cultural stereotypes, musical importsAbstract
Aline Scott-Maxwell provides a thorough account of 1920s musical exotica in Australia. Her.study centres on published sheet music and examines the cultural perceptions and stereotypes which informed a large and popular body of work during the period. Her article complements the associated rise in popularity of Hawaiian music analysed by Coyle, J and Coyle, R in v2n2.
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REFERENCED SONG SHEETS
Arabia Land, by Haskell, J (w) & MacCunn, A (m), Sydney: J Albert, 1920
Arabian Moon, by Harrison, C & Weaver, F, New York: Stasny, 1922
Bundaberg, by Walker, G, Melbourne: Allan, 1927
Caravan, by McCarthy, G (w) & Williams, G (m), Melbourne: E.W. Cole (c. London: L. Wright, 1922)
Chimes of Wailcilci, by Wendling, P (c. J. Davis, 1924), in Hawaiian Folio: Ten Beautiful Original Hawaiian Waltzes, Melbourne: L.F. Collin
China Girl, by Halstead, H, Warner, D & Singer, L, Sydney: J. Albert (c. San Francisco: Sherman, Clay & Co., 1924)
China Moon, by Everett, D (w) & Thornton, F (m), Melbourne: Collin (New York: C. Fischer, 1920)
Chinese Moon, by Bronfin, B (w) & Nussbaum, J (m), (c. Cleveland: Sam Fox, 1926)
Chong, He Come from Hong Kong, by Weeks, H (c. New York: L. Feist, 1919)
Cootamundra, by Johnston, R, Sydney: W.H. Paling, 1923
Dardanella, by Bernard, F & Black, J, Sydney: Albert (c. London: Francis, Day & Hunter 1919)
Down in Chinatown, by Meyer, J & Hulten, G (c. New York: L. Feist, 1920)
Dreamy Honolulu, by Johnston, R & Edwards, B, Melbourne: Allan, 1922
Hawaiian Butterfly, by Little, G (w) & Baskette, B/Santly, J (m), Sydney: Albert (c. New York, Leo Feist, 1917)
Hawaiian Lullaby, by Terriss, D (w) & Bridges, E (m), Melbourne: Allan (c. New York: L. Feist, 1919)
Honolulu Moon, by Lawrence, F, Melbourne: Allan (c. New York: L. Feist, 1926)
I'd Like to Steal Away to Hawaii and You, by Walker, G, Melbourne: Allan, 1929
In Dreamy Araby, by O'Hagan, J (arr. Guttridge, M), Melbourne: Allan, 1921
The Japanese Sandman, by Egan, R (w) & Whiting, R (m) (c. New York: J. Remick, 1920)
Kismet, by Diero, G (w) & Henlere, H (m), Sydney: J. Albert (c. Chicago: Will Rossiter, 1920)
Little Chink, by Merryman, M (c. T. Presser, [nd] 1926)
Moonlight on the Ganges, by Wallace, C (w) & Myers, S (m), Sydney: Chappell (c. C. Lennox, 1926)
The Murray Moon, by Stoneham, R & De Garis, C, Sydney: Chappell, 1922
My Chinee Girl, by Courtney, V, Sydney: W.J. Deane, 1917
My Rose of Mandalay, by Klickmann, F (m) & Frost, H (w), Sydney: J Albert (c. Chicago: McKinley, 1919)
Rio Nights, by Vincent, E & Thompson, F, Melboume: E.W. Cole (c. New York: F. Thompson, 1920)
Rose of Honolulu, by Armstrong, T, Sydney: J Albert, 1910
Sad Hawaiian Sea, by Roberts, L, Sydney: J. Albert (c. Chicago: Forster, 1923)
The Sheik of Araby, by Smith, H/Wheeler, B (w) & Snyder, T (m), Sydney: J. Albert (c. Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, 1921)
Sleepy Seas, by Stoneham, R, Sydney: Chappell, 1921
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There's a Girl in Maoriland, by Lawrance, A. Sydney: J Albert, 1921
Waikiki Moon, by Stoneham, R, Sydney: Chappell, c 1924
Wodonga, by Lumsdaine, J, Sydney: J Albert, 1923
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Bombardment of Port Arthur: A Grand Naval Fantasia for Piano, by Bulch, T, Melbourne: Suttons, n.d.
Chanson Indoue, by Rimsky-Korsakov, N, Paris: M.P. Belaieff, 1914
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Four Indian Love Lyrics, by Woodforde-Finden, A. London: Boosey, 1902
In a Persian Market, by Ketelbey, A. London: Bosworth, 1920
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Songs of Egypt: a Cycle of Six Songs, by Bantock, G, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, 1898
Waiata Poi: A Maori Poi Song, by Hill, A. London: Chappell, 1908
