The search led him to the Cristal Baschet, an instrument developed by two French brothers in 1952. "It's an instrument with glass rods that you rub," he said. "It has a similarity to glass harp ...

Contenders for the original score Oscar are an innovative mix with, for the first time in decades, two musicals among the nominees.

explosive prepared piano and the colors of the Cristal Baschet, whose strange sonorities are the product of glass rods rubbed by wet fingertips. “I needed something that was ethereal ...