Luciano Berio
Sequenza X
Duration: 14'
Dedication: written for Thomas Stevens and dedicated to Ernst Fleischmann
Berio - Sequenza X for trumpet in C (amplified by piano resonances)
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Luciano Berio
Berio: Sequenza X for trumpet and piano resonancesOrchestration: for trumpet in C and piano (as resonator)
Type: Noten
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Work introduction
Sequenza X presents the trumpet the way it is – no strange effects, no demands for playing techniques which would transform its character. Berio’s stroke of inspiration was to use a piano, invisibly amplified and with the loudspeaker hidden under the piano. The lid is fully open; the trumpeter must occasionally play into the piano. Berio uses the echo effects very sparingly – so it is all the more captivating when they do sound, with the trumpet continuing to play with its own echo in the background.