

Luciano Berio
Voci
Short instrumentation: 3 2 4 2 - 2 2 2 1 - perc(3), keyb(synth), str(12 0 5 6 4)
Duration: 30'
Dedication: Dedicato a Laura e Paolo Martelli.
Solos:
viola
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
Berio - Voci for viola and 2 instrumental groups
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Luciano Berio
Berio: VociOrchestration: für Viola und 2 Instrumentalgruppen
Type: Dirigierpartitur

Luciano Berio
Berio: VociOrchestration: für Viola und 2 Instrumentalgruppen
Type: Solostimme(n)

Luciano Berio
Berio: Voci (Folksongs II) for viola and 2 instrumental groupsOrchestration: for viola and 2 instrumental groups
Type: Studienpartitur
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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 deconstruction and its philological “abuse”. I
believe that an ideal situation occurs only when the three conditions come to
blend and coexist. Only then
may transcription become a truly creative, constructive act.
Voci (Folk Songs II), written in 1984 for Aldo Bennici and
dedicated to Laura and Paolo Martelli, deals precisely with the problem of
converging those three dimensions. I am deeply indebted to Aldo Bennici for
providing me with the original musical material for the piece: songs of work
and love, lullabies and “street cries” from different parts of Sicily. With Voci I hope to contribute
to the enhancement of a more profound interest in the Sicilian folklore which,
along with that of Sardinia, is certainly the
richest, most complex and incandescent of our Mediterranean culture.
Luciano Berio