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Biography: Jensen, Arthur Owen

Arthur Jensen discussing New Zealand's musical culture

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Hear Owen Jensen interviewed for the radio programe 'This is New Zealand' in January 1961. He discusses New Zealand's musical culture and the uses to which music might be put in our society. Fundamentally, he argues, music ought to be enjoyed. (4 min 56 sec)

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Reference: T221

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John Mansfield Thomson. 'Jensen, Arthur Owen', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/101/arthur-jensen-discussing-new-zealands-musical-culture (accessed 4 June 2026).