7. Relationships

Credits

(1) Music: Quartet for Brass Instruments (1957), performed by Concord Brass - Grant Cooper, Daniel Waldron, Marc Guy and Barry Kilpatrick; recorded in 1989 [SA/NTK 14305].

(2) Peter Vere-Jones: "My Mother had little education …" - reading from Douglas’s unpublished notes for Memories of Early Years - a selection of autobiographical sketches [MS-Papers-7623-025].

(3) Alistair Te Ariki Campbell: Sitting in the sun reading poetry, Wild Honey.  Underscored by The Return (1965), electronic sound image - poem by Alistair Campbell, read by Tim Elliot, voices by Mahi Potiki [SA/NTK 14384].

(4) John Murray: The strength of the man alone.

(5) Jenny McLeod: “He found it difficult to forgive people …”

(6) Music: Sonata (1951-52, revised in 1956), performed by Margaret Nielsen, recorded in 1980 [SA/NTK 14332].

(7) Jack Body: Getting verbally attacked over an electronic composition.

(8) Ashley Heenan: “He was strong enough in character … but didn't like criticism ...”  Underscored by Symphony No. 1 (1949), performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves, recorded in 1987 [SA/NTK 14490].

(9) Margaret Nielsen: “When my husband died ...”

(10) Music: Elegy (in memoriam Noel Newson) (1945), performed by the Schola Musica conducted by Ashley Heenan, with Patricia Lawrey and Anthea Moller (mezzo-sopranos), recorded in 1980 [SA/NTK 14410].

(11) John Hopkins: Douglas didn't like the limelight.

(12) Margaret Nielsen: Inviting students for dinner - composing food.   Underscored by Suite for Orchestra (1955), performed by the National Orchestra conducted by James Robertson, recorded in 1957 [SA/NTK 14299].

(13) Gwyneth Brown: “He knew what he liked to eat …”; Shopping for Douglas.

(14) Margaret Nielsen: Music as payment.

(15) Music: Three Bars for the Blood and Bone (1968), performed by Margaret Nielsen (piano), recorded in 1982 [SA/NTK 14358].

(16) Philip Norman: Doing a PhD on Douglas.   Underscored and followed by Sonata (1949), performed by Margaret Nielsen (piano), recorded in 1972 [SA/NTK 14432].

(17) Margaret Nielsen: “I first met Douglas’s music under my own fingers …”; Hand copying from his manuscript.  Archival interview recorded in 1980 [SA/NTK TX1140].  Underscored and followed by Diversions for String Orchestra (1947), performed by the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra, recorded in 1956 [SA/NTK 14297].

(18) Peter Vere-Jones: "My paradisal security collapsed suddenly …" - reading from Douglas’s unpublished notes for Memories of Early Years - a selection of autobiographical sketches [MS-Papers-7623-025].

(19) Sir William Southgate: Conductor/performer/composer relationships.

(20) Peter Vere-Jones: "They came off their boat into a drear old customs shed …" - reading from Douglas’s unpublished notes for Memories of Early Years - a selection of autobiographical sketches [MS-Papers-7623-025].   Underscored and followed by Diversions for String Orchestra (1947), performed by the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra, recorded in 1956 [SA/NTK 14297].

(21) Ropata Erwin: Description of the Christchurch artistic scene in the 30s and 40s.   Underscored by Sonata (1951-52, revised in 1956), performed by Margaret Nielsen, recorded in 1980 [SA/NTK 14332].

(22) Frederick Page: Christchurch in the 40s; performing Douglas's music. Archival talk recorded in 1981 [Radio New Zealand Tape 32993].   Underscored with the sixth of Nine Short Pieces for Piano (1966), performed by Margaret Nielsen, recorded in 1984 [SA/NTK 14414].

(23) Music: The second of Four Preludes (1948-60) performed by Georgina Zellan-Smith (piano), recorded in 1989 [SA/NTK 14483].

(24) Joyce Hamilton: “He introduced me to his friends … and Eastern religions...”

(25) Philip Norman: Change in musical language from Nationalism to Cosmopolitanism - quoting Douglas.

(26) Alistair Te Ariki Campbell: "The Circus".

(27) Music: Sings Harry (1953), performed by Terence Finnegan (tenor) and Frederick Page (piano), recorded ca. 1959 [Radio New Zealand Tape 66].

(28) Chris Bourke and Douglas: Artists pulled together in the 40s.  Archival interview recorded in 1985 for the Listener.

(29) Chris Bourke: Douglas's response to the 1985 interview.  Underscored by Occasional Pieces for Piano (1942-73), performed by Margaret Nielsen (piano), recorded in 1981 [SA/NTK 14358].

(30) Martin Lodge: The final letter.

(31) Dean Major: “Douglas's reclusiveness was respected by those who knew him …”

(32) Music: Letter scene from Cornet Rilke (1950), produced by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service and performed by the Alec Lindsay Quartet with Maria Dronke reading the poetry of R.M. Rilke, recorded in 1950 [SA/NTK].

(33) Dorothy McKegg: Production Credits.