It’s easy to speak of those we remember. But what about those we’ve forgotten? A hank of human hair transports us back to Brighton in 1882 when a musical ingenue by the name of Percy Grainger was born. His fame grew at an exceptional speed… But then disappeared just as quickly. This week on Uncurated, Nell Geraets and Mengjie Cai replace a missing note in Australia’s music scene, exploring the passions and perversions behind an enigma of a man.

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Various pieces composed by Percy Grainger were used in this episode with explicit permission from Martin Wright from Move:
Arrival Platform Humlet (Track 8 in “Tuneful Percussion”) / Percy Grainger / http://www.move.com.au/disc/woof-tuneful-percussion-of-percy-grainger 
Molly on the Shore (Track 11 in “Worlds Apart”) / Percy Grainger / http://www.move.com.au/disc/worlds-apart  
Country Gardens (Track 6 in “Hamilton”) / Percy Grainger / http://www.move.com.au/disc/team-of-pianists-hamilton
Colonial Song (Track 5 in “Melbourne Sounds Grand”) / Percy Grainger / http://www.move.com.au/disc/melbourne-sounds-grand  
Free Music 1 and 2 (Track 1 in “Full Spectrum”) / Percy Grainger / http://www.move.com.au/disc/full-spectrum
The Lonely Desert Man sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes (Track 4 in “Tuneful Percussion”) / Percy Grainger / http://www.move.com.au/disc/woof-tuneful-percussion-of-percy-grainger  
Blithe Bells (Track 10 in “Organ at the Opera” ) / Percy Grainger / http://www.move.com.au/disc/organ-at-the-opera-sydney-opera-house 

All other sound effects and music used were sourced from Freesound and the Living Instruments collection.
Eternality / Nathan Zammit / https://soundcloud.com/user-839269279/nathan-zammit-eternality?in=user-839269279/sets/living-instruments-creative-sound-works  
Grainger Things / Daniel Cropley / https://soundcloud.com/user-839269279/daniel-cropley-grainger-things?in=user-839269279/sets/living-instruments-creative-sound-works  

It&rsquo;s easy to speak of those we remember. But what about those we&rsquo;ve forgotten? A hank of human hair transports us back to Brighton in 1882 when a musical ingenue by the name of Percy Grainger was born. His fame grew at an exceptional speed&hellip; But then disappeared just as quickly. This week on Uncurated, Nell Geraets and Mengjie Cai replace a missing note in Australia&rsquo;s music scene, exploring the passions and perversions behind an enigma of a man.
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Various pieces composed by Percy Grainger were used in this episode with explicit permission from Martin Wright from <a href="http://www.move.com.au/artist/percy-grainger">Move</a>:
<ol>
<li>Arrival Platform Humlet (Track 8 in &ldquo;Tuneful Percussion&rdquo;) / Percy Grainger / <a href="http://www.move.com.au/disc/woof-tuneful-percussion-of-percy-grainger">http://www.move.com.au/disc/woof-tuneful-percussion-of-percy-grainger</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Molly on the Shore (Track 11 in &ldquo;Worlds Apart&rdquo;) / Percy Grainger / <a href="http://www.move.com.au/disc/worlds-apart">http://www.move.com.au/disc/worlds-apart</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li>Country Gardens (Track 6 in &ldquo;Hamilton&rdquo;) / Percy Grainger / <a href="http://www.move.com.au/disc/team-of-pianists-hamilton">http://www.move.com.au/disc/team-of-pianists-hamilton</a></li>
<li>Colonial Song (Track 5 in &ldquo;Melbourne Sounds Grand&rdquo;) / Percy Grainger / <a href="http://www.move.com.au/disc/melbourne-sounds-grand">http://www.move.com.au/disc/melbourne-sounds-grand</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li>Free Music 1 and 2 (Track 1 in &ldquo;Full Spectrum&rdquo;) / Percy Grainger / <a href="http://www.move.com.au/disc/full-spectrum">http://www.move.com.au/disc/full-spectrum</a></li>
<li>The Lonely Desert Man sees the Tents of the Happy Tribes (Track 4 in &ldquo;Tuneful Percussion&rdquo;) / Percy Grainger / <a href="http://www.move.com.au/disc/woof-tuneful-percussion-of-percy-grainger">http://www.move.com.au/disc/woof-tuneful-percussion-of-percy-grainger</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li>Blithe Bells (Track 10 in &ldquo;Organ at the Opera&rdquo; ) / Percy Grainger / <a href="http://www.move.com.au/disc/organ-at-the-opera-sydney-opera-house">http://www.move.com.au/disc/organ-at-the-opera-sydney-opera-house</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
All other sound effects and music used were sourced from <a href="https://freesound.org/">Freesound</a>&nbsp;and the <a href="https://livinginstruments.grainger.unimelb.edu.au/">Living Instruments</a> collection.
<ol>
<li>Eternality / Nathan Zammit / <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-839269279/nathan-zammit-eternality?in=user-839269279/sets/living-instruments-creative-sound-works">https://soundcloud.com/user-839269279/nathan-zammit-eternality?in=user-839269279/sets/living-instruments-creative-sound-works</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li>Grainger Things / Daniel Cropley / <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-839269279/daniel-cropley-grainger-things?in=user-839269279/sets/living-instruments-creative-sound-works">https://soundcloud.com/user-839269279/daniel-cropley-grainger-things?in=user-839269279/sets/living-instruments-creative-sound-works</a> &nbsp;</li>
</ol>

The saying ‘truth is hidden in plain sight’ paints an appropriate picture of the University of Melbourne - hidden within the walls of its notorious buildings, and the people that gave them their names, are colonial legacies of injustice and tales of multiculturalism. 

Join students from the Centre for Advancing Journalism on a journey to discover the stories behind our iconic buildings in 8 illuminating episodes where we uncover what our University was really built on, both literally and figuratively.

Uncurated Season 3 coming October 2024.

The saying ‘truth is hidden in plain sight’ paints an appropriate picture of the University of Melbourne - hidden within the walls of its notorious buildings, and the people that gave them their names, are colonial legacies of injustice and tales of multiculturalism. 
Join students from the Centre for Advancing Journalism on a journey to discover the stories behind our iconic buildings in 8 illuminating episodes where we uncover what our University was really built on, both literally and figuratively.
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