Salvatore Sciarrino

Listening Guide. Lightning Timbre: Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947, Italy), Lo spazio inverso (The inverse space, 1985), for 2 clarinets, flute, violin, cello, and celesta.

This ensemble work by Italian composer Sciarrino is anchored in two repeated sustained tones on the clarinets constituting the musical breathe as a unit, over which celesta flourishes and the flint of strings sul ponticello and harmonics create a sound world of lighting timbres. The score can be downloaded here.