Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
Accordo | for 4 wind bands

Work Details
Year of composition: 1980-1981
Scored for: for 4 wind bands
Composer: Luciano Berio
Instrumentation: Basic instrumentation of one band: 2 1 3 0 - 2 2 3 3 - perc(2), sop.sax, alto sax, t.sax or bass cl, flhn(6)
Instrumentation details: Basic instrumentation of one band: piccolo; flute; oboe ad lib.; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; soprano saxophone in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; tenor saxophone in Bb or bass clarinet in Bb ad lib.; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb; 6 flugelhorns: 1st soprano flugelhorn in Bb; 2nd soprano flugelhorn in Bb; 1st alto flugelhorn in F; 2nd alto flugelhorn in F; tenor flugelhorn in Bb; baritone flugelhorn in Eb or baritone saxophone in Eb ad lib.; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass instrument in C; bass instrument in Bb; bass instrument in Eb; percussion(2); This instrumentation is to be multiplied ad lib., with at least 400 players (according to the wishes of the composer).
Remarks: This instrumentation has to be multiplied ad lib., possibly with at least 400 players.
Duration (min): 30
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World Première
Location: Assisi / Italy
Date: 04.1980
Work Introduction

Accordo is composed for four wind bands and an unlimited number of players. It is perhaps not a piece to be performed in concert, however, it consists of many different things: it is a meeting, a structure of gestures, a chord that spreads and creates different situations, it is a combination [...]

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