至少在本世纪的前半期,英国的传统主义统治着澳大利亚的音乐生活,直到不久以前才彻底改变了这种状况。那时,我们的音乐学校所有的领导职务,几乎全被那些称为“自英国退休的教堂风琴师”的老爷和太太们所占据。一般来说,对欧洲文化发展的主要思潮很少了解。在六十年代,由于新的一代澳大利亚作曲家激烈反对这种专横跋扈,经过不懈的努力,情况才开始有了改变,在我们的音乐生活里赢得了许多新的措施。但是,还不能说建立了澳大利亚音乐学派;它根本不存在,也不知道何时才能形成,因为我们的一些主要作曲家在风格和观点方面,存在许多分歧。首先必须弄清楚在澳大利亚有关音乐的各种官方组织。 At least in the first half of this century, British traditionalism ruled the musical life in Australia until it was completely changed until recently. At that time, all of our leadership positions at the music school were occupied almost exclusively by the men and women who were called “church organists who have retired from England.” In general, there is little understanding of the main trends in European cultural development. In the 1960s, as a new generation of Australian composers fiercely opposed this domineering style, the situation began to change with unremitting efforts and won many new measures in our musical life. However, it can not be said that an Australian school of music was founded; it does not exist or does not know when it will take shape, since many of our leading composers have many differences in their style and perspective. First of all, it is necessary to find out the various official organizations on music in Australia.