The Third Sonata for Strings is based upon Sculthorpe's String Quartet No 11, written for the Kronos Quartet. The subtitle, "Jabiru Dreaming" takes its name from a rock formation in Kakadu National Park. The music contains rhythmic patterns found in the tribal music of the Kakadu area and that reflect the gait of the `jabiru' stork, whilst the second part derives from an Aboriginal chant transcribed in 1802.