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Peter Joshua Sculthorpe AO OBE (29 April 1929 – 8 August 2014) was an Australian composer. Much of his music resulted from an interest in the music of countries neighbouring Australia as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of Aboriginal Australian music with that of the heritage of the West.
Aug 9, 2014 · The Conversation publishes a tribute to the late composer Peter Sculthorpe, who died in 2014. The article highlights his contribution to Australian contemporary music, his influences from Aboriginal and Asian cultures, and his 18 string quartets.
- Stuart Greenbaum
Sep 8, 2014 · Peter Sculthorpe, who became one of Australia’s most celebrated composers by developing a distinctive aesthetic influenced by the country’s landscape and using indigenous instruments like the...
Aug 11, 2014 · A tribute to the late Peter Sculthorpe, who shaped Australian music for fifty years with his personal and eclectic style. Learn about his influences, his works, his personality and his legacy.
Aug 8, 2014 · Peter Sculthorpe, Australia’s leading composer, died today at the age of eighty-five. The news came as a surprise to me, because by coincidence I spent all of yesterday listening to his...
Aug 8, 2014 · Classical composer Peter Sculthorpe has been lauded as a musical giant following his death. The 85-year-old died in Sydney on Friday morning after a long illness.
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Peter Joshua Sculthorpe (1929-2014) was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and was educated at Launceston Grammar School and the University of Melbourne. He began composing music as a young boy and several of his early compositions won prizes.
