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Luciano Berio
Berio: O King for mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, for mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
UE13782
Type: Stimmensatz
Languages: Vokalisen
Format: 232 x 305 mm
ISBN: 9783702411138
Pages: 8
ISMN: 979-0-008-01550-2
Description
Martin Luther King, the American pastor and civil-rights activist, was murdered in 1968. His death moved Berio that selfsame year to write a short piece in memorium, its text consisting of King's name only. (That same year, O King became a movement of [Berio’s] Sinfonia).
The voice is treated as part of the ensemble (flute, B-flat clarinet, violin, cello, piano) until the very end. It floats above the sound which is only as it were “punctured” by piano sforzati until, at the close, the mezzo-soprano emerges from the ensemble with a brief lament.
Contents
O King for voice and five players
More information
Type: Stimmensatz
Languages: Vokalisen
Format: 232 x 305 mm
ISBN: 9783702411138
Pages: 8
ISMN: 979-0-008-01550-2