Sun Music Journeys and Reflections from a Composer's Life

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: ABC Books
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1999
Edition: First Edition

Description: 334 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The book contains fascinating accounts of the influences of particularly Indonesian and Japanese music on Australian composers. Of particular interest is his conviction that Australian music should be distinctive from the traditions of Western or European music, and be open to the influence of Asian and Pacific cultures. He also relates his many friendships with cultural figures as diverse as Robert Helpmann, Patrick White and Donald Friend. Peter Sculthorpe is a cultural icon whose account of his career and musical practice will be of immense interest to music lovers and anyone interested in the distinctiveness of Australian culture

ISBN: 9780733307980