Luciano Berio
Sequenza III
Duration: 8'
Text von: Markus Kutter
Dedication: to Cathy
Instrumentation details:
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Berio - Sequenza III for female voice
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Luciano Berio
Berio: Sequenza III for female voiceOrchestration: for female voice
Type: Noten
Language: Englisch (Großbritannien)
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Berio wrote Sequenza III for a virtuoso singing actress – such as Cathy Berberian, his wife and the work’s dedicatee. Singing is only one of the many expressive modes the human voice has, and Berio makes use of a number of them. His explanation of the symbols used in the score lists 15 techniques, among them “salvoes of laughter,” “teeth-chattering,” “tongue-trill against the upper lip,” as well as 44 agogic markings such as “far away,” “dreamy,” “ecstatic,” “extremely intense” and “fading away.” Thus Sequenza III is a unique challenge, an incomparable piece of musical theatre for a singer.