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EXTENDED TECHNIQUE AND POLYPHONIC WRITING IN LUCIANO BERIO'S SEQUENZA XIV

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2023

Silvio Ferraz  and
William Teixeira
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Abstract

This article discusses the use of extended techniques by Luciano Berio (1925–2003), focusing on his Sequenza XIV, for cello, finished in 2002. Our analysis attempts to demonstrate how Berio uses new ways of playing the instrument to create a kind of polyphony. The article references a large number of writings by Berio himself, including sketches, drafts and early manuscripts of Sequenza XIV, including exchanges between the composer and Rohan de Saram, for whom he wrote the piece.

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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Tempo , Volume 77 , Issue 304 , April 2023 , pp. 73 - 83
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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