Peter Sculthorpe

. . . a lovely work, wistful, yearning, elusive, and full of atmosphere. Central Western Daily (E. M. W.), 2 June 1976

. . an unmistakeable Australian accent in its throbbing phrases for low strings and in the dream-time patience of drawn-out melodies, which can only be called... though the word is in disrepute among...

Peter Sculthorpe Third Sonata for Strings "Jabiru Dreaming" (1994) I Deciso II Liberamente - Estatico Programme note Following a visit to Kakadu National Park in 1989, the indigenous music of northern...

Out The Back composed by Peter Sculthorpe, in digital sheet music format.

Irkanda I, written by Peter Sculthorpe for Violin Solo.

... the most evocative and moving piece of chamber music composed by an Australian. It is tragic and deeply felt, terse, shattering in its impact. The Bulletin (Kenneth Robins), 27 September 1969

It is an exceptionally impressive work, possibly a great or near-great one. Donald Mintz, The Musical Quarterly vol. 53, no. 4, 1967

... this snazzy piece (filled with folky references and odd percussion effects) takes the cake - a terrific, immediately entertaining and absorbing work. San Francisco Chronicle (Heuwell Tircuit), 8 J...

... one of his finest works... a composer thoroughly at ease with himself, working in a mode that has come to terms with his tradition and with his environment, and using it with assurance to create m...

... true quartet-music, admirably conceived for the medium. I found it a most vivid and compelling piece. The Sunday Times (Desmond Shawe-Taylor), 7 December 1975

The terse String Quartet No 9 is a major addition to the quartet repertory.San Francisco Chronicle (Heuwell Tircuit), 1 March 1980

This is the Score for the String Quartet No.16 composed by Peter Sculthorpe for string quartet (with optional didjeridu) in digital sheet music format.

Peter Sculthorpe's Threnody for Solo Cello , as composed in 1991/2.

Threnody, composed by Peter Sculthorpe for solo cello in digital sheet music form.

Into The Dreaming, composed by Peter Sculthorpe for solo cello in digital sheet music form.

Sea Chant (from 'Two Easy PIeces'), composed by Peter Sculthorpe and selected by Sally Adams for flute with piano accompaniment in digital sheet music format.

... deserves attention from every self-respecting clarinettist. . . the clarinet part sang the Torres Strait dance song from which the work is derived with a transcendent beauty suggesting a Mahlerian...

Peter Sculthorpe - Reef Singing, for clarinet with piano accompaniment. Available from Faber Music Store. Taken from Unbeaten Tracks, 8 contemporary pieces for clarinet and piano.

The score and parts for Sydney Singing, composed by Peter Sculthorpe for clarinet with piano accompaniment in digital sheet music format

At Bondi Beach, composed by Peter Sculthorpe for oboe with piano accompaniment. Taken from the Unbeaten Tracks series edited by Sarah Francis, 8 intermediate contemporary pieces for oboe and piano.

The score and parts for Sydney Singing, composed by Peter Sculthorpe for oboe with piano accompaniment in digital sheet music format

Irkanda I is a completely Australian work; the undisturbed, primeval land is like a silent presence summoned by the music, which is free of all sophisticated influences. The composer has shut himself...

Tailitnama Song by Peter Sculthorpe. Arranged for violin with piano accompaniment. Score and parts available to print at home in digital sheet music format.

The score and parts for Sydney Singing, composed by Peter Sculthorpe for violin with piano accompaniment in digital sheet music format