1929–2014 Australian composer Following a period of study in Oxford (1958–1960), Sculthorpe returned to Australia, where he remained until his death. A slightly self-conscious style of writing, whereby he added together many tiny parts, gave his work a clear personal stamp. Sculthorpe had a strong relationship with Aboriginal culture, writing works that were evocative of places (Mangrove ...
Concerto, Suite in the Old Style, etc.), various orchestras (cond) Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Spivakov (RCA/Sony) Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Peter Sculthorpe | Contemporary | Classical ...
music in particular places and environments – Davies in the landscape and literature of the Orkney Islands, where he settled at the beginning of the 1970s, and Peter Sculthorpe (1929–2014) in the aboriginal traditions of his native Australia. Expressions of personal faith and spirituality also characterize the work of a number of composers: John Tavener (1944–2013) and Arvo Pärt ...
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