Peter Sculthorpe Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Peter Joshua Sculthorpe AO OBE (born 29 April 1929) is an Australian composer. Much of his music has resulted from an interest in the music of Australia's neighbours as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of native Australian music with that of the heritage of the West. He is 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 has also written 17 string quartets, using unusual timbral effects, works for piano, and two operas. He has stated that he wants his music to make people feel better and happier for having listened to it. He has typically avoided the dense, atonal techniques of many of his contemporary composers. His work has often been distinguished by its distinctive use of percussion.
He was engaged to composer Anne Boyd but they broke off the engagement. Sculthorpe never married.
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He used Aboriginal sounds and instruments in his compositions. He also used musical influences from South-East Asia, Japan, and the Torres Strait Islands in the far north of Australia.
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He was awarded an OBE in 1977.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The King Sun: John Olsen a Portrait at 85
2014
Documentary
The Beach
2000/II
Documentary
Burke & Wills
1985
Manganinnie
1980
Essington
1974
TV Movie
Age of Consent
1969
restored version
Under Stress
1964
Short
They Found a Cave
1962
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Burke & Wills
1985
music: "O Mistress Mine"
Age of Consent
1969
music: "Age of Consent Theme", "I Know An Island" speculative title - uncredited
$900,000
