‘… this snazzy piece (filled with folky references and odd percussion effects) takes the cake - a terrific, immediately entertaining and absorbing work.’
San Francisco Chronicle (USA) (Heuwell Tircuit), 8 June 1986 

‘… 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 music of great beauty and economy – the most convincing demonstration Sculthorpe has given us of his powerful originality of mind.’
The Australian (Australia) (Kenneth Hince), 27 December 1971