Ian J. Dorricott is an Australian composer for school music texts and stage musicals.

Biography

Dorricott attended West Bundaberg Primary School, Bundaberg State High School and the University of Queensland

University of Queensland

The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...

. He earned a B. A. (Hons.)/B. Music and A. Music from the University of Queensland in 1971. His teaching experience includes Yeronga High School, Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School, is an independent, secular, day school for girls, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

 and St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace.

Publications

Ian has written and co-written several primary and secondary music texts. His secondary texts are the most widely-used music texts in Australia. They include:

• Exploring Film Music (McGraw-Hill
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  ) [Yrs 9-12] (with Bernice Allan)
• Listen to the Music (McGraw-Hill
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  ) [Yr 7-8]
• In Tune with Music, Books 1, 2 and 3 (McGraw-Hill
  McGraw-Hill
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  ) [Yrs 9-12] (with Bernice Allan)
• Music: A Creative Approach, Books 1 and 2 (Art House
  Art film
  An art film is the result of filmmaking which is typically a serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience...
  
  ) [Yrs 11-12] (with Bernice Allan)
• The World of Music, Books 1 and 2 (Reed International Books) [Yrs 5-6] (with Lenore Bateman)

Ian has written the music for several musicals which have been performed by over 1,000 schools and drama groups both in Australia and internationally. These musicals, published and controlled by Maverick Musicals, include:

• Man of Steel
  Man of Steel (musical)
  Man of Steel is a musical written by Simon Denver and Ian Dorricott, first published in 1978. Written for performance by schools and drama groups, it is the most produced musical in Australia...
  
  (1978)
• Sheer Luck Holmes (1980)
• Sheik, Rattle and Roll (1980)
• Bats
  Bats (musical)
  Bats is a musical written in 1983 by two Australians, Ian Dorricott and Simon Denver. It has been produced numerous times by school groups.-Synopsis:...
  
  (1983)
• The Circus (1985)
• Smithy (1986)
• Pollies (1989)
• Go Noah! (1992)
• Henry (1993)
• His Majestyís Pleasure (1994)
• The Pommy Baronet (1999)
• Curse of the Mummy (2000)
• Min Min (2000)

His Majestyís Pleasure and The Pommy Baronet are written for adult performers. Man of Steel

Man of Steel (musical)

Man of Steel is a musical written by Simon Denver and Ian Dorricott, first published in 1978. Written for performance by schools and drama groups, it is the most produced musical in Australia...

is the most staged theatrical work in Australia and in terms of numbers of performances , Dorricott is the most-performed contemporary theatre composer in Australia.