Australian Composer Peter Sculthorpe Died On This Day in 2014 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe died on this day in 2014 - aged 85.

Mr Sculthorpe's signature works include 17 string quartets - and his symphonic poems 'Kakadu' and 'Earth Cry'.

His works are noted for their unusual and percussive timbral effects – said to evoke the sounds and feelings of the Australian bushland and outback.

PETER SCULTHORPE SCULTHORPE | EARTH CRY | VERNON HANDLEY & SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 1988