Luciano Berio
24.10.1925—27.05.2003

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Luciano Berio
Voci | (Folk Songs II) | for viola and 2 instrumental groups

Work Details
Year of composition: 1984
Subtitle: (Folk Songs II)
Scored for: for viola and 2 instrumental groups
Composer: Luciano Berio
Soloinstruments/Soloists: viola
Instrumentation: 3 2 4 2 - 2 2 2 1 - perc(3), keyb(synth), str(12 0 5 6 4)
Instrumentation details: group A: flute (+picc); cor anglais; clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; bassoon; horn in F; trumpet in C; trombone; 1st percussion; violin 1-3; viola 1-3; violoncello 1-3; contrabass 1-3; group B: 1st flute (+picc); 2nd flute (+picc); oboe; clarinet in Eb; clarinet in Bb; bassoon; horn in F; trumpet in C; trombone; bass tuba; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; keyboard (+synth); violin 1-3; violin 4-6; violin 7-9; 1st viola; 2nd viola; 1st violoncello; 2nd violoncello; 3rd violoncello; contrabass
Commissioned by: Scritto per Aldo Bennici.
Duration (min): 30
Dedication: Dedicato a Laura e Paolo Martelli.

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World Première
Location: Basel / Switzerland
Date: 26.10.1984
Orchestra: Sinfonieorchester Basel
Conductor: Luciano Berio
Main Soloists: Aldo Bennici
Work Introduction

The act of transcription (like that of translation) may imply three different conditions:  the identification of the composer with the original musical text, the turning of the text into a pretext for analytical experimentation and, finally, the overpowering of the text, its [...]

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