Born: Established: 29 Apr 1929 Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ; Died: Ceased: 8 Aug 2014 Woollahra, Sydney Eastern Harbourside, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Notes
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Composer Peter Sculthorpe was included in the Bulletin's '100 Most Influential Australians' list in 2006.
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Sculthorpe's credits also include soundtracks for the films They Found a Cave (1962) and Age of Consent (1969).
Personal Awards
- 2007 Don Banks Music Award
- 2001 recipient Centenary Medal For outstanding service to musical composition in Australia
- 1990 The Order of the British Empire — Officer of the Order of the British Empire — Civil For service to music.
Awards for Works
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