‘Sculthorpe shaped composers with a connection to this land‘, The Conversation, 15 August 2014
Obituary and commentary on the late Peter Sculthorpe, composer.
Sculthorpe pioneered a uniquely Australian sound. The distinctiveness of his music emerges from its connection with the landscape, the Indigenous inhabitants of the land, and with South-East Asian music … The geographical isolation of Australia from Europe coupled with the concept of landscape entwined with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island music, plays an important role in shaping Sculthorpe’s musical style.