Salvatore Sciarrino

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Salvatore Sciarrino is an Italian contemporary composer renowned for his innovative use of silence, extended instrumental techniques, and delicate, whisper-like soundscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
contemporary classical composer
human
activeYearsStart 1960s
awardReceived Premio Abbiati
Prince Pierre of Monaco Prize
surface form: Prince Pierre of Monaco Music Composition Prize
continentOfBirth Europe
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1947-04-04
familyName Salvatore Sciarrino self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sciarrino
genre chamber music
contemporary classical music
opera
orchestral music
givenName Salvatore
influenced younger generations of contemporary composers
influencedBy Italian avant-garde
post-serialism
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
living true
movement contemporary classical music
name Salvatore Sciarrino self-link
nationality Italian
notableFor delicate whisper-like soundscapes
extended instrumental techniques
innovative use of silence
notableIdea music as threshold of audibility
notableWork Infinito nero
La perfezione di uno spirito sottile
Lohengrin
Luci mie traditrici
Studi per l’intonazione del mare
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occupation composer
teacher
placeOfBirth Palermo
positionHeld professor of composition
sexOrGender male
styleCharacteristic extreme quietness
fragmented textures
use of micro-gestures
use of unconventional instrumental sounds
taughtAt Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini
surface form: Conservatorio di Musica di Firenze

Milan Conservatory
surface form: Conservatorio di Musica di Milano
workLocation Italy

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this entity surface form: Sciarrino