Salvatore Sciarrino
E328591
Salvatore Sciarrino is an Italian contemporary composer renowned for his innovative use of silence, extended instrumental techniques, and delicate, whisper-like soundscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salvatore Sciarrino canonical | 3 |
| Sciarrino | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3054185 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salvatore Sciarrino Context triple: [Casa Ricordi, publisherOf, Salvatore Sciarrino]
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A.
Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono was a pioneering 20th-century Italian avant-garde composer known for his politically engaged works and innovative use of electronics and spatialization in music.
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B.
Bruno Maderna
Bruno Maderna was an influential 20th-century Italian composer and conductor associated with the postwar avant-garde and the Darmstadt School.
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C.
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio was an influential 20th-century Italian composer known for his innovative use of electronics, extended vocal techniques, and experimental approaches to musical form and collage.
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D.
Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti was an Italian avant-garde composer, painter, and stage director known for his highly graphic, visually striking musical scores and experimental multimedia works.
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E.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was an Italian-American composer and influential guitar music pioneer whose works and film scores significantly shaped 20th-century classical and cinematic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salvatore Sciarrino Target entity description: 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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A.
Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono was a pioneering 20th-century Italian avant-garde composer known for his politically engaged works and innovative use of electronics and spatialization in music.
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B.
Bruno Maderna
Bruno Maderna was an influential 20th-century Italian composer and conductor associated with the postwar avant-garde and the Darmstadt School.
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C.
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio was an influential 20th-century Italian composer known for his innovative use of electronics, extended vocal techniques, and experimental approaches to musical form and collage.
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D.
Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti was an Italian avant-garde composer, painter, and stage director known for his highly graphic, visually striking musical scores and experimental multimedia works.
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E.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was an Italian-American composer and influential guitar music pioneer whose works and film scores significantly shaped 20th-century classical and cinematic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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contemporary classical composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Premio Abbiati
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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
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extended instrumental techniques ⓘ innovative use of silence ⓘ |
| notableIdea | music as threshold of audibility ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Infinito nero
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La perfezione di uno spirito sottile ⓘ Lohengrin ⓘ Luci mie traditrici ⓘ Studi per l’intonazione del mare ⓘ Vanitas ⓘ |
| 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
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| workLocation | Italy ⓘ |
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Subject: Salvatore Sciarrino Description of subject: Salvatore Sciarrino is an Italian contemporary composer renowned for his innovative use of silence, extended instrumental techniques, and delicate, whisper-like soundscapes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sciarrino