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Peter Sculthorpe

1929 - 2014

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Peter Joshua Sculthorpe FAHA (29 April 1929 – 8 August 2014) was a distinguished Australian composer and music educator. 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. He was known primarily for his orchestral and chamber music, such as Kakadu (1988) and Earth Cry (1986), which evoke the sounds and feeling of the Australian bushland and outback. He also wrote 18 string quartets, using unusual timbral effects, works for piano, and two operas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Sculthorpe is the 1,384th most popular composer (down from 599th in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from Australia (down from 71st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Peter Sculthorpe ranks 1,384 out of 1,451. Before him are Oliver Knussen, Olga Neuwirth, Arne Nordheim, George Whitefield Chadwick, David Newman, and Alan Bush. After him are George Butterworth, Jerry Bock, Christophe Beck, Jesper Kyd, Yuzo Koshiro, and Elisabeth Lutyens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Peter Sculthorpe ranks 529. Before him are Shirley Ann Grau, Brian Friel, Nirmala Deshpande, Tom Foley, Jerry Adler, and Pete George. After him are Buck Owens, James H. Billington, Art Taylor, Suraiya, T. P. McKenna, and Ronnie Allen. Among people deceased in 2014, Peter Sculthorpe ranks 518. Before him are L'Wren Scott, Gerald Wilson, Toaripi Lauti, Mona Freeman, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, and Valyantsin Byalkevich. After him are Nigel Stepney, Ruben Kun, John Holt, Alexandra Bastedo, Ann B. Davis, and Joan Mondale.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter Sculthorpe ranks 459 out of 1,143. Before him are Walter Browne (1949), Matthew Spiranovic (1988), Jacob Elordi (1997), Ernest Chapman (1926), H. V. Evatt (1894), and Coral Browne (1913). After him are Dante Exum (1995), Mick Harvey (1958), Kevin Berry (1945), James McTeigue (1967), Essie Davis (1970), and Mary Augusta Ward (1851).

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Among COMPOSERS In Australia

Among composers born in Australia, Peter Sculthorpe ranks 3. Before him are Arthur Benjamin (1893), and Percy Grainger (1882). After him are Malcolm Williamson (1931), and Brett Dean (1961).

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