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Peter Sculthorpe
12+ albums
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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, apart from juvenilia, a good part of it is regularly performed and recorded throughout the world. The composer has written in most musical forms and almost all his works are influenced by the social climate and physical characteristics of Australia. Furthermore, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island music, and the gamelan music of Indonesia, have been significant influences upon his musical language. Sculthorpe has a deep love for his country and for its landscape, which he regards as sacred. Because of this, one of the most constant themes in his output is the protection of Australia's environment, as well as that of the whole planet. His preoccupation with the frailty of the human condition can be found in works such as the choral Requiem (2004) and String Quartet No.16 (2006). The former grew from his concern about women and children being killed in the war in Iraq, the latter from the plight of people in detention. The recipient of many awards, Sculthorpe regards the most important as being chosen as one of Austra
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A Little Book of Hours: VI. Singing Sun
39,1742Earth Cry
1,2293Memento mori
1,0304Requiem For Cello Alone: IV. Lacrimosa
9375Requiem for 'cello alone'
8346Requiem For Cello Alone: VI. Lux Aeterna
7267String Quartet No. 8: Con dolore
6898Djilile
6639String Quartet No. 8: II. Risoluto
65110String Quartet No. 8: III. Con dolore
617albums
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SCULTHORPE: Earth Cry / Piano Concerto / Kakadu
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Piano Icons for the 21st Century
Sculthorpe: Sun Music
Sculthorpe: The Complete String Quartets with Didjeridu
Peter Sculthorpe: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Peter Sculthorpe: Earth Cry
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Stillness: Music of Calm in a Changing World
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Mountain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peter Sculthorpe: … Spirits of Place
Peter Sculthorpe: Sun Music
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Music by Sculthorpe, Sallinen, Glass, Nancarrow, and Hendrix (Kronos Quartet)