--- title: "4 Peter Sculthorpe Quotes" description: "Peter Sculthorpe has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/peter-sculthorpe-73028_aboriginal_sadly-today-there-are-only-a-few-remaini_676280.jpg" --- # Peter Sculthorpe **4** quotes in **45** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Peter Sculthorpe > [Sadly, today there are only a few remaining speakers of kakadu or gagadju. The work, then, is concerned with my feelings about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sculthorpe/sadly-today-there-are-only-a-few-remaining-speakers-of-kakadu-or/) [Peter Sculthorpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sculthorpe/) [Aboriginal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/peter-sculthorpe-73028_aboriginal_sadly-today-there-are-only-a-few-remaini_676280.jpg) > [The inspiration for my work comes from areas spanning the stark regions of Newfoundland to the lush and fertile valleys of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sculthorpe/the-inspiration-for-my-work-comes-from-areas-spanning-the-stark/) [Peter Sculthorpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sculthorpe/) [Areas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/areas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/peter-sculthorpe-73028_areas_the-inspiration-for-my-work-comes-from-a_757672.jpg) > [I often wonder if I was destined to be a composer. I think I decided and I followed my star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sculthorpe/i-often-wonder-if-i-was-destined-to-be-a-composer-i-think-i-decided/) [Peter Sculthorpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sculthorpe/) [Composer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/composer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/peter-sculthorpe-73028_composer_i-often-wonder-if-i-was-destined-to-be-a_1118626.jpg) > [I love Australia passionately. I love our landscape. It's influenced most of my work, really. Almost everything I've written is about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sculthorpe/i-love-australia-passionately-i-love-our-landscape-it-s-influenced/) [Peter Sculthorpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sculthorpe/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/peter-sculthorpe-73028_art_i-love-australia-passionately-i-love-our_2632997.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sculthorpe/#itemlist", "name": "Peter Sculthorpe Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sadly, today there are only a few remaining speakers of kakadu or gagadju. 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