# The music of Salvatore Sciarrino - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2023.8.12 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/837cbe47-7be6-4fa9-a0a1-212c3391e342（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,760 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:07,520 Good morning. We're really pleased that our university is going to hold a concert featuring the music of the Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino. He's considered one of the leading composers of modern classical music in Europe. His music is highly unusual. So in order to prepare you for this concert, I'm going to talk about his life and music. 00:00:33,280 First, some biographical details. 00:00:36,600 Salvatore Sciarrino was born in the Italian city of Palermo in nineteen forty-seven. Though he did receive some music lessons, he is mainly self-taught as a composer. 00:00:49,460 After a few years of university in his home city, he moved to Rome in nineteen sixty-nine, where he studied electronic music. 00:00:58,880 This experience served as a turning point in the development of Sciarrino as a composer. 00:01:05,860 Turning to his work, he composed a great deal in the nineteen seventies and was a music teacher until nineteen eighty-two. 00:01:15,080 Apart from composing music and teaching, he has also produced a large number of essays on a range of topics, such as the philosophy behind his work and musical form. 00:01:28,140 Throughout his career, he has won numerous prestigious awards, most notably a major prize in twenty eleven, which recognized his musical originality. So you could say that he is one of the most important composers of our times. 00:01:49,160 Now I'll talk about the characteristics of his music, which some people are a bit surprised by. 00:01:56,060 The first thing that many listeners will notice about Sciarrino's music is the frequent use of silence. 00:02:03,680 What is also striking about his music is his preference for extremely soft sounds that are sometimes at such a low volume that they can hardly be heard. The other unusual aspect of his music is that he frequently requires musicians to play their instruments in unconventional ways so that, for example, a violin may end up sounding very strange and creating sounds we generally associate with nature. 00:02:34,760 Actually, his novel instrumental techniques have often been imitated by other composers. As a result, he's widely regarded as a pioneer in terms of creating new sounds. 00:02:48,080 It may sound strange, but Sciarrino himself has likened his music to a volcano viewed from afar. 00:02:56,820 As you'll see, it builds up slowly to an exciting climax. 00:03:03,060 Let's move on to talk about the particular piece that we'll hear at the concert. Many people consider it to be his finest work to date. It's an immense piece of music for piano, chorus, and orchestra that was completed in nineteen seventy-nine. 00:03:21,500 The work is dedicated to a friend who died unexpectedly, so it was written as a kind of memorial. In many ways, it is representative of his work as a whole in terms of the sound that it creates. It's technically formidable, and it's a very challenging piece for musicians to play. 00:03:42,500 The piece opens with a low sound of great complexity that is similar to thunder. This low-pitched noise is sustained almost uninterrupted for forty-five minutes, which may sound quite boring, but I found it to be very haunting and atmospheric. The sound, by the way, is created by large vibrating sheets of metal, which are slowly manipulated by two percussionists. There are very quiet and strange chords produced by string instruments and very complex piano melodies that quietly appear and then disappear. 00:04:23,000 Even though the piece will be for many people very unusual in terms of the sounds it creates, it actually has a very conventional structure, which is just another surprising aspect of Sciarrino's work. 00:04:37,860 Now let's move on to another work. 00:04:42,880 That is the end of part four. You now have one minute to check your answers to part four. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. The Music of Salvatore Sciarrino Biographical details · He was born in Palermo in 1947 · He moved to Rome in 1969 and took a course in electronic music, which influenced his style as a composer. Work · In the 1970s he composed a lot of music taught until 1982. · As well as music, he has written many 31_____ The Music of Salvatore Sciarrino Biographical details · He was born in Palermo in 1947 · He moved to Rome in 1969 and took a course in electronic music, which influenced his style as a composer. Work · In the 1970s he composed a lot of music taught until 1982. · As well as music, he has written many 31_____ **答案**：essays 原文定位：Apart from composing music and teaching, he has also produced a large number of essays on a range of topics, such as the philosophy behind his work and musical form 同义替换：「written many」↔「produced a large number of」 ### 32. · He has won many awards - including one in 2011 for 32_____ in music. · He has won many awards - including one in 2011 for 32_____ in music. **答案**：originality 原文定位：Throughout his career, he has won numerous prestigious awards, most notably a major prize in twenty eleven, which recognized his musical originality 同义替换：「many」↔「numerous」 ### 33. Musical characteristics · Surprisingly, his music often features 33_____ and very soft sounds. Musical characteristics · Surprisingly, his music often features 33_____ and very soft sounds. **答案**：silence 原文定位：The first thing that many listeners will notice about Sciarrino's music is the frequent use of silence. What is also striking about his music is his preference for extremely soft sounds that are sometimes at such a low volume that they can hardly be heard 同义替换：「often」↔「frequent」；「very」↔「extremely」 ### 34. His music uses unusual instrument techniques, e.g. violins often produce sounds which resemble those found in 34_____ . His music uses unusual instrument techniques, e.g. violins often produce sounds which resemble those found in 34_____ . **答案**：nature 原文定位：The other unusual aspect of his music is that he frequently requires musicians to play their instruments in unconventional ways so that, for example, a violin may end up sounding very strange and creating sounds we generally associate with nature 同义替换：「unusual instrument techniques」↔「play their instruments in unconventional ways」；「produce」↔「creating」；「resemble those found in」↔「associate with」 ### 35. · He is seen as a 35_____ of music. · He is seen as a 35_____ of music. **答案**：pioneer 原文定位：Actually, his novel instrumental techniques have often been imitated by other composers. As a result, he's widely regarded as a pioneer in terms of creating new sounds 同义替换：「is seen as」↔「is widely regarded as」 ### 36. · Sciarrino compares his music to a distant 36_____ . · Sciarrino compares his music to a distant 36_____ . **答案**：volcano 原文定位：It may sound strange, but Sciarrino himself has likened his music to a volcano viewed from afar 同义替换：「compares」↔「likened」；「a distant」↔「viewed from afar」 ### 37. Concert piece · for piano, chorus and orchestra · finished in 1979 and written in memory of a 37_____ . Concert piece · for piano, chorus and orchestra · finished in 1979 and written in memory of a 37_____ . **答案**：friend 原文定位：The work is dedicated to a friend who died unexpectedly, so it was written as a kind of memorial ### 38. · very difficult to play · starts with a noise that sounds like 38_____ , · very difficult to play · starts with a noise that sounds like 38_____ , **答案**：thunder 原文定位：The piece opens with a low sound of great complexity that is similar to thunder 同义替换：「starts」↔「opens」；「like」↔「similar to」 ### 39. produced by two people moving large pieces of 39_____ produced by two people moving large pieces of 39_____ **答案**：metal 原文定位：The sound, by the way, is created by large vibrating sheets of metal, which are slowly manipulated by two percussionists 同义替换：「produced」↔「created」；「moving」↔「slowly manipulated」；「pieces of」↔「sheets of」 ### 40. · although the music is unusual, it has a traditional 40_____ · although the music is unusual, it has a traditional 40_____ **答案**：structure 原文定位：Even though the piece will be for many people very unusual in terms of the sounds it creates, it actually has a very conventional structure, which is just another surprising aspect of Sciarrino's work 同义替换：「traditional」↔「conventional」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。