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Centre for Studies in Australian Music

Publications

Editions published by the former Centre for the Study of Australian Music are exclusively available for purchase through Lyrebird Press.

Publications include music, books and sound recordings, as well as back issues of CSAM Review (free download below) and earlier volumes of AMR (1-8).

Music

Lyrebird Press distributes editions of Australian music published by the former Centre for Studies in Australian Music.

Opera

Art Song

Music in the Online Store

Books

Lyrebird Press distributes books on Australian music published by the former Centre for Studies in Australasian Music.

Books in the Online Store

Sound Recordings

Lyrebird Press is the distributor for The Soundabout Australia series of compact discs. The set comprises thirteen compact discs arranged in seven volumes, each with explanatory booklets written by experts. The recordings are all reissued from historic original recordings, where possible remastered to provide the best available quality. The booklets, with numerous illustrations, contain extended historical essays and bibliographic resources.

  • Australian Pop and Rock 1958-1987 (2 CDs | $25.00 AUD)
    Thirty years of Australia's pop and rock, with tracks selected by Glenn A. Baker and booklet by Aaron D.S. Corn.
  • Classical Music of Colonial Australia (2 CDs | $25.00 AUD)
    Compiled and with a booklet by Ann Carr-Boyd, this recording covers music from the concert hall to the parlour, including early colonial quadrilles, overtures and vocal work.
  • Country Music in Australia (2 CDs | $25.00 AUD)
    Australia's Country Music heritage from the classic era of Tex Morton, compiled and with booklet by Eric Watson.
  • History of Jazz in Australia (2 CDs | $25.00 AUD)
    Compiled and with booklet by Ron Wills, this compilation provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the genre in Australia.
  • Nature Sounds of Australia (1 CD | $20.00 AUD)
    Edited by Dr David Rentz, 90 tracks of sounds made by Australia's native animals with 116-page booklet including 83 colour photographs.
  • The Great Bands of Australia (2 CDs | $25.00 AUD)
    Historic brass bands from 1912 to 1976, compiled and with booklet by Jack Greaves, who has been involved with the band movement since 1936.
  • Transplanted Musical Traditions in Australia (2 CDs | $25.00 AUD)
    Traditional musical traditions which have been transplanted to Australia, compiled and with booklet by Peter Parkhill.
Sound Recordings in the Online Store

CSAM Review

The following back issues are available for download as PDF files: