Peter Sculthorpe

Summary

Peter Sculthorpe is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Launceston^[2]. He was born on April 29, 1929^[3]. He passed away in Woollahra^[4]. He died on August 8, 2014^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], musicologist^[7], film score composer^[8], and musician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Launceston^[2], Peter Sculthorpe…
• Peter Sculthorpe passed away in Woollahra^[4].
• Peter Sculthorpe was born on April 29, 1929^[3].
• Peter Sculthorpe died on August 8, 2014^[5].
• Peter Sculthorpe held citizenship in Australia^[11].
• Peter Sculthorpe worked as a composer^[6].
• Peter Sculthorpe worked as a musicologist^[7].
• Peter Sculthorpe worked as a film score composer^[8].
• Peter Sculthorpe worked as a musician^[9].
• Among Peter Sculthorpe's employers was University of Sydney^[12].
• Peter Sculthorpe was educated at University of Oxford^[13].
• Peter Sculthorpe received the Australian National Living Treasure^[14].
• Peter Sculthorpe received the Don Banks Music Award^[15].
• Peter Sculthorpe was a member of Australian Academy of the Humanities^[16].
• Peter Sculthorpe is recorded as male^[17].
• Peter Sculthorpe's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Peter Sculthorpe's genre is opera^[19].
• Peter Sculthorpe's family name is recorded as Sculthorpe^[20].
• Peter Sculthorpe's given name is recorded as Peter^[21].
• Peter Sculthorpe's official website is recorded as http://www.petersculthorpe.com.au/^[22].
• Peter Sculthorpe's work location is recorded as Australia^[23].
• Peter Sculthorpe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: AU^[26]

• Began / founded: 1929-04-29^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2014-08-08^[28]

• Genre(s): avant-garde, contemporary classical^[29]

• Community tags: avant-garde, contemporary classical^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0be190df-4e2b-4b12-b659-9c0ec59792a2^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Sculthorpe's place of birth was Launceston^[2]. He was born on April 29, 1929^[3].

Education

Peter Sculthorpe was educated at University of Oxford^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], musicologist^[7], film score composer^[8], and musician^[9]. Peter Sculthorpe was employed by University of Sydney^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Australian National Living Treasure^[14], an award^[32], in Australia^[33] and Don Banks Music Award^[15], a music award^[34], in Australia^[35].

Death and Burial

Peter Sculthorpe died on August 8, 2014^[5]. He passed away in Woollahra^[4].

Why It Matters

Peter Sculthorpe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Peter Sculthorpe born?

Born in Launceston^[2], Peter Sculthorpe…

Where did Peter Sculthorpe die?

Peter Sculthorpe passed away in Woollahra^[4].

What did Peter Sculthorpe do for work?

Peter Sculthorpe worked as composer^[6], musicologist^[7], film score composer^[8], and musician^[9].

Where did Peter Sculthorpe go to school?

Peter Sculthorpe was educated at University of Oxford^[13].

What awards did Peter Sculthorpe receive?

Honors received include Australian National Living Treasure^[14] and Don Banks Music Award^[15].