Classical

Tasmania

Peter Sculthorpe

Top Songs By Peter Sculthorpe

Morning Song For The Christ ChildAdelaide Chamber Singers & Peter Sculthorpe

PastoraleTasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Peter Sculthorpe

Listen to The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: V. Epilogue by Peter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: V. EpiloguePeter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn

Listen to The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: IV. Pacific by Peter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: IV. PacificPeter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn

Listen to The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: III. Small Town by Peter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: III. Small TownPeter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn

Listen to The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: II. Outback by Peter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: II. OutbackPeter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn

Listen to The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: I. Prologue by Peter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Fifth Continent - for speaker and orchestra: I. ProloguePeter Sculthorpe, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn

Listen to Left Bank Waltz by Peter Sculthorpe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Left Bank WaltzPeter Sculthorpe

Listen to Sea Chant by Peter Sculthorpe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sea ChantPeter Sculthorpe

More albums from Peter Sculthorpe

Listen to Around the World in 80 Minutes by Various Artists

ALBUMAround the World in 80 MinutesVarious Artists

Listen to Bird Spirit Dreaming: Australian: Music for Soprano Saxophone and Piano by Michael Duke & David Howie

ALBUMBird Spirit Dreaming: Australian: Music for Soprano Saxophone and PianoMichael Duke & David Howie

Listen to Reminiscences (Music Inspired by The Beatles and Sting) by Edin Karamazov

ALBUMReminiscences (Music Inspired by The Beatles and Sting)Edin Karamazov

Listen to The Offering by Flinders Quartet

ALBUMThe OfferingFlinders Quartet

ALBUMInternational Connections 2The Verdehr Trio

Listen to Island Songs by Amy Dickson & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMIsland SongsAmy Dickson & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Sculthorpe: The Complete String Quartets with Didjeridu by Del Sol Quartet & Stephen Kent

ALBUMSculthorpe: The Complete String Quartets with DidjeriduDel Sol Quartet & Stephen Kent

Listen to Songs of Sea and Sky by Queensland Symphony Orchestra & Michael Christie

ALBUMSongs of Sea and SkyQueensland Symphony Orchestra & Michael Christie

Listen to Peter Sculthorpe: … Spirits of Place by David Apellaniz

ALBUMPeter Sculthorpe: … Spirits of PlaceDavid Apellaniz

Listen to Vox Terra - Music for the Clarinet With a Global Focus, 1980-2010 by Cris Inguanti

ALBUMVox Terra - Music for the Clarinet With a Global Focus, 1980-2010Cris Inguanti

Listen to Kalkadungu Music for Didjeridu and Orchestra by William Barton

ALBUMKalkadungu Music for Didjeridu and OrchestraWilliam Barton

ALBUMWorld KeysJoel Fan

Listen to Sculthorpe: Sun Music I-IV, Irkanda IV, Piano Concerto, Small Town by The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMSculthorpe: Sun Music I-IV, Irkanda IV, Piano Concerto, Small TownThe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Australian Guitar Music by Aleksandr Tsiboulski

ALBUMAustralian Guitar MusicAleksandr Tsiboulski

Listen to A Guitar Bears, And She Keeps Hoping by Daisuke Suzuki

ALBUMA Guitar Bears, And She Keeps HopingDaisuke Suzuki

Listen to Sculthorpe: Island Dreaming - String Quartets by Anne Sofie von Otter & Brodsky Quartet

ALBUMSculthorpe: Island Dreaming - String QuartetsAnne Sofie von Otter & Brodsky Quartet

Listen to Mso – 100 Years Vol. 5: Peter Sculthorpe by John Hopkins, Anthony Fogg & Leonard Dommett

ALBUMMso – 100 Years Vol. 5: Peter SculthorpeJohn Hopkins, Anthony Fogg & Leonard Dommett

Listen to Quamby by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Richard Mills

ALBUMQuambyTasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Richard Mills

Listen to Peter Sculthorpe: Earth Cry, Piano Concerto & Kakadu by James Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMPeter Sculthorpe: Earth Cry, Piano Concerto & KakaduJames Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMStéléJacob Cordover

Listen to Sculthorpe: Second Sonata, Irkanda I, Irkanda IV, Cello Dreaming, Lament & Djilile by Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra

ALBUMSculthorpe: Second Sonata, Irkanda I, Irkanda IV, Cello Dreaming, Lament & DjilileRichard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra

Listen to Tube Makers: Music by Australian Composers by Duo Contemporain

ALBUMTube Makers: Music by Australian ComposersDuo Contemporain

Listen to Peter Sculthorpe: Sun Music by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMPeter Sculthorpe: Sun MusicAdelaide Symphony Orchestra

Listen to The Making of a Medium, Vol. 18 (Music from Down Under) by The Verdehr Trio, Walter Verdehr, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr & Silvia Roederer

ALBUMThe Making of a Medium, Vol. 18 (Music from Down Under)The Verdehr Trio, Walter Verdehr, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr & Silvia Roederer

Listen to The Making of a Medium, Vol. 6 by The Verdehr Trio, Walter Verdehr, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Gary Kirkpatrick & Ralph Votapek

ALBUMThe Making of a Medium, Vol. 6The Verdehr Trio, Walter Verdehr, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Gary Kirkpatrick & Ralph Votapek

Listen to Peter Sculthorpe - The Fifth Continent by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn

ALBUMPeter Sculthorpe - The Fifth ContinentTasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Porcelijn

Listen to The Making of a Medium, Vol. 5 by The Verdehr Trio, Walter Verdehr, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Gary Kirkpatrick, Thomas Christian David & Tonkünstler-Orchester

ALBUMThe Making of a Medium, Vol. 5The Verdehr Trio, Walter Verdehr, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Gary Kirkpatrick, Thomas Christian David & Tonkünstler-Orchester

Listen to X-Pression by Percussion Art Quartett

ALBUMX-PressionPercussion Art Quartett

Listen to Sculthorpe: Piano Concerto by Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Edo de Waart

ALBUMSculthorpe: Piano ConcertoSydney Symphony Orchestra & Edo de Waart

Listen to Sculthorpe: Port Essington / 3 Sonatas for Strings / Lament / Irkanda IV by Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti

ALBUMSculthorpe: Port Essington / 3 Sonatas for Strings / Lament / Irkanda IVAustralian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti

Listen to From Australia by John Williams, Richard Hickox, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Paul Daniel & London Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMFrom AustraliaJohn Williams, Richard Hickox, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Paul Daniel & London Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Australian Percussion by Michael Askill

ALBUMAustralian PercussionMichael Askill

Listen to Peter Sculthorpe: Earth Cry by Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Stuart Challender

ALBUMPeter Sculthorpe: Earth CrySydney Symphony Orchestra & Stuart Challender

Listen to Peter Sculthorpe: Chamber Music From Australia by Australian Chamber Orchestra

ALBUMPeter Sculthorpe: Chamber Music From AustraliaAustralian Chamber Orchestra

Listen to Peter Sculthorpe, Paul Chihara and Lawrence Widdoes Premiere Recordings by The Louisville Orchestra, Akira Endo, Jorge Mester & Harvey Pittel

ALBUMPeter Sculthorpe, Paul Chihara and Lawrence Widdoes Premiere RecordingsThe Louisville Orchestra, Akira Endo, Jorge Mester & Harvey Pittel

Listen to Radcliffe Award 1969: Forbes, Maconchy, Johnson & Sculthorpe by Allegri String Quartet

ALBUMRadcliffe Award 1969: Forbes, Maconchy, Johnson & SculthorpeAllegri String Quartet

About Peter Sculthorpe

Hometown

Launceston, Tasmania

Born

1929

Genre

Classical

Peter Sculthorpe (born 1929, Launceston, Tasmania) was the most internationally prominent Australian composer to emerge in the second half of the 20th century. Sculthorpe incorporated a number of influences in his music, including European modernism; Aboriginal chant; the traditional musics of Japan, Tibet, and Ghana; and Balinese Gamelan. His music is frequently characterized by exotic instrumental sonorities, slowly evolving soundscapes, melodic lyricism, and a strong rhythmic drive. Among his most important works are his series: Irkanda, for various ensembles; Sun Music, for orchestra; Small City for chamber ensemble; and his many string quartets, particularly No. 11, Jabiru Dreaming.