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Peter Sculthorpe

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Australian composer (1929-2014)

Person · Open Library

Born
1929
Works
38

Top works

  • Autumn song
  • The Birthday of Thy King
  • First Sonata for Strings
  • Five Night Pieces
  • From Kakadu and Into the Dreaming

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181,766

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Peter Sculthorpe (April 29, 1929 - August 8th, 2014) is a noted Australian composer from Launceston, Tasmania. He is known primarily for his orchestral and chamber music, such as Kakadu (1988) and Earth Cry (1992), which evoke the sounds and feeling of the Australian bushland and outback. He has also written several string quartets, using unusual timbre effects, and works for piano. Sculthorpe's catalogue consists of more than three hundred and fifty works and <a href="https://www.last.fm/music

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