Universal Edition - Luciano Berio – Calmo | for mezzo-soprano and 22 instruments

Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
Calmo | for mezzo-soprano and 22 instruments

Work Details
Year of composition: 1974/1989
Scored for: for mezzo-soprano and 22 instruments
Composer: Luciano Berio
Text Source: Homer, Edoardo Sanguineti, Saadi, Cantico dei Cantici, Lirici greci (anonymous)
Soloinstruments/Soloists: mezzo-soprano
Instrumentation: 2 0 4 1 - 1 2 1 0 - perc, hp, alto sax, vla(3), vc(3), cb(2)
Instrumentation details: piccolo (+fl); alto flute; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; bassoon; horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; trombone; percussion; harp; viola(3); violoncello(3); contrabass(2)
Duration (min): 20
Dedication: written for Paul Sacher
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World Première
Location: Milano / Italy
Date: 25.03.1974
Conductor: Luciano Berio
Main Soloists: Paoletti
Work Introduction

Berio and composer-conductor Bruno Maderna were close friends; Berio always emphasised how much he could have learned from Maderna, five years his senior. Calmo is an elegy for him; it is wreathed in references to his friend - alone the choice of lyrics relates to Maderna (Berio set [...]

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