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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.
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 · Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe, who was famed for infusing his classical pieces with indigenous music, has died in Sydney at the age of 85. The Tasmanian-born musician used Aboriginal...
Aug 8, 2014 · The musical giant who created the first identifiably Australian sound in classical music passed away in Sydney in 2014. He composed more than 350 pieces ranging from solos to orchestral works and opera, and received many honours and awards.
Aug 18, 2014 · Peter Sculthorpe: Composer who drew on aboriginal and Asian traditions to forge a distinctive Australian sound. His work treads an emotional path between sorrow and consolation
Aug 8, 2014 · The Launceston-born composer passed away in 2014 after a long illness. He was known for his music inspired by the Australian landscape, Asian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander influences.
