Gifford, Helen

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Helen Margaret Gifford was educated at Tintern and Melbourne Girls' Grammar Schools and graduated from the Melbourne University Conservatorium in 1958. She has composed music since 1958, gaining influence from, for example, Polish and Asian contemporary music. She has specialised in music for the theatre and has also written piano, chamber and orchestral works.

From the description of Music entitled Play. 1979 Oct. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222875343

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creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. String quartet [music] : (1965) / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Fable [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Regarding Faustus [music] / by Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935. Of old Angkor [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. The spell [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Canzone [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Septet [music]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Foretold at Delphi [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. The glass castle [music] / Helen Gifford ; words by Peter Murphy. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Music entitled Play. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Cantillation [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Aldridge, Jessica. Point of ignition : a setting of six poems by Jessica Aldridge, for mezzo-soprano and full orchestra [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Time and time again [music] / by Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Company of brass [music]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Skiagram : for flute, viola and vibraphone [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Fable [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Jo Being [music] / music by Helen Gifford ; libretto by Peter Murphy. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Sonnet [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Piano sonata [music] : 1960 / Helen M. Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Iphigenia in exile : a music theatre piece in one act [music] / music by Helen Gifford ; text by Richard Meredith. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Grigson Collection, 20th century Special Collections and Archives, Headington Library, Oxford Brookes University
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Going south : brass quintet [music] / by Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen, 1935-. Waltz [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. As foretold to Khayyám : for piano solo with vocal effect by the pianist [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Macdonald : Athletics, OAC Review, v.40, no.8, Apr. 1928, p.295-298. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Music for the Adonia [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Fantasy : for flute and piano [music] / Helen M. Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Imperium [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Gifford, Helen. Time and time again [music] / Helen Gifford. Libraries Australia
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associatedWith Aldridge, Jessica. person
associatedWith Australian Broadcasting Commission. Federal Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Davison, Deslys M. person
associatedWith Euripides, person
associatedWith International Music Council General Assembly. 1979 Melbourne, Australia. corporateBody
associatedWith International Music Day. corporateBody
associatedWith Jane Grigson, Georgina Boosey, Lesley Chamberlain, Roz Denny, Sarah Freeman, Helen Gifford, Miriam Polunin, Prue Leith. person
associatedWith Marlowe, Christopher, person
associatedWith Meredith, Richard, person
associatedWith Murphy, Peter, person
associatedWith OAC Review Index. corporateBody
associatedWith Symphony Australia. corporateBody
associatedWith Victoria. Ministry for the Arts. corporateBody
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Australia--Melbourne (Vic.)
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Celesta with wind ensemble
Great Hall (National Gallery of Victoria)
Harp music
Horn and marimba music
Music
Orchestral music
Orchestral music
Piano music
Quintets (Piano, clarinet, flute, percussion, violoncello)
Sonatas (Piano)
String quartets
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Birth 1935-09-05

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