ABSTRACT
The narrow opportunities available to composers in Australia led many to pursue studies and careers outside Australia. Of these, Percy Grainger was, by far, the best-known Australian-born composer. He receives little space in this study because he chose not to compose in symphonic forms. Other early, prominent expatriate Australians included Ernest Hutcheson (1871–1951), best known for his role as a pianist and music educator in the United States, and George Boyle (1886–1948), a pioneering teacher at the Peabody Conservatory. Like Hill, these men were Leipzig-trained. Hutcheson composed at least one symphony, probably in America where he lived from 1900 onwards. 1
