Indigenous Songs of Victoria

2025/07/27 by Stephen Morey, Luise Hercus, Edward Ryan +1 · 2 voices
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Diverse Musicological Studies #Australian Indigenous Culture and History

paper · doi:10.22459/isv.2025

openalex publication_date 2025/07/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

The rich diversity of Indigenous songs from Victoria in this book represent only a tiny fraction of what was a cultural treasure of our country. The authors have been able to bring together here well over 100 different song texts, many with translations, with musical transcriptions and analysis, and with the cultural context of these songs. The songs stand as an example of the

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• 'Indigenous Songs of Victoria' arriving during National Reconciliation Week 2026 is a deeply meaningful moment. This landmark book brings together 100+ Victorian Indigenous song texts, honouring the [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]
• From Australian National University Press. Indigenous Songs of Victoria seeks to do justice to the songsters, the clever men and women of traditional Indigenous societies who made these artistic trea [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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