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Eastern Intermezzo for tuneful percussion, Metal Marimba & Tubular Chimes part, 1898/99, 1933
Grainger first saw Indonesian instruments, including a Balinese gong, at the home of a wealthy collector in England. In 1912, while on tour in Europe, he was captivated by the Indonesian percussion instruments he saw in the National Museum of…
Dr Kaare Nygaard, (n.d.)
Silver gelatin print
34.8 x 27.3 cm
Dr Kaare Nygaard (1903-1989) was Percy Grainger’s friend as well as medical doctor and surgeon. Nygaard was also a sculptor, and he made three bronze sculptures of the composer and one life mask. He also…
34.8 x 27.3 cm
Dr Kaare Nygaard (1903-1989) was Percy Grainger’s friend as well as medical doctor and surgeon. Nygaard was also a sculptor, and he made three bronze sculptures of the composer and one life mask. He also…
Double reed box single tracker bar
(incomplete)
Wood, plastic, string, tape, metal, masonite
This ‘reed box’ is designed somewhat like a giant
mechanically-operated mouth organ. A large strip of
paper (not present), like a pianola roll with holes cut at
calculated points, was to be rolled…
This ‘reed box’ is designed somewhat like a giant
mechanically-operated mouth organ. A large strip of
paper (not present), like a pianola roll with holes cut at
calculated points, was to be rolled…
Dolls used by Mona McBurney for her opera The Dalmatian (c. 1926)
The Dalmation was the first opera written by a woman to be performed in Australia. Its libretto was adapted from F. Marion Crawford’s novel, Marietta: A Maid of Venice. Excerpts were performed in late 1910, and the first full performance was given in…
Display of towelling costume from the Grainger Museum Collection, in the exhibition 'Fabric Culture' (2019)
1. Ella and Percy Grainger, Jacket, c.1934. Hand sewn from manufactured towels 04.5367
Ella and Percy Grainger, Shorts, c. 1934. Hand sewn from manufactured towels and bathmats. 04.5380
Percy Grainger, Leggings created from plain linen squares of…
Ella and Percy Grainger, Shorts, c. 1934. Hand sewn from manufactured towels and bathmats. 04.5380
Percy Grainger, Leggings created from plain linen squares of…
Display of sound sculpture innovations by Anton Hasell
This display includes Hasell's Twist bell, 2018/19. Hasell developed the twisted bell form using 3D digital modelling software. The more ‘free-form’ acoustic properties of the twist bell expose to our ears for the first-time resonant frequencies that…
Display of costume from the Grainger Museum Collection (2018)
Left to right
Mannequin 1
Ella and Percy Grainger, Shirt, c.1930s. Machine sewn shirt with manufactured towelling hand sewn to sleeves. 04.5228
Ella and Percy Grainger, Tunic, c. 1930s. Towel, Machine and hand-sewn using Australian Dri-Glo…
Mannequin 1
Ella and Percy Grainger, Shirt, c.1930s. Machine sewn shirt with manufactured towelling hand sewn to sleeves. 04.5228
Ella and Percy Grainger, Tunic, c. 1930s. Towel, Machine and hand-sewn using Australian Dri-Glo…
Detail, University of Melbourne Gazette, December 1971 'Electronics in Music'
Jean-Charles Francois, supervisor of tape-sampling programmes, and Ian Bonighton, composer and supervisor of equipment at the electronic music seminar, for the seminar 'The State of the Art of Electronic Music in Australia', Grainger Museum and…
Detail of the EMS VCS3 at MESS
Detail of the EMS VCS3 at MESS, showing the patch panel and dials.