An intriguing work, which I have listened to a few times, but will have to listen some more. Serialism brought down to earth? For once Gillian Moore's commentary was not overblown, at least not more than Berio's original intentions.
H&N 7.01.2012 Luciano Berio's Sinfonia
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Originally posted by Oddball View PostAn intriguing work, which I have listened to a few times, but will have to listen some more. Serialism brought down to earth? For once Gillian Moore's commentary was not overblown, at least not more than Berio's original intentions.
I didn't, as happens, hear this programme, and of course movementy 3, for which the Sinfonia has become iconic of its time, does forsake the serial substructure, (unless it is deeply buried). Not all of Berio's works of around this time used serial techniques - the famous Folk Songs of 1963 or 4 being an obvious example - but as far as I know most of this composer's large or largish-scaled pieces thereafter did use his own adaptation of its methods.
To avoid controversy, I'll refrain from giving an opinion as to whether or not this work is still of its time.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostTo avoid controversy, I'll refrain from giving an opinion as to whether or not this work is still of its time.
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Originally posted by John Skelton View PostWhich work isn't of its time, though? I think it's a wonderful score, for me as fresh and magical in its sounds and structures as the first time I heard it (late 70s) and much 'newer' than most recent Proms commissions.
In retrospect, I probably should have written, "Of our time" <doh>
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Interesting.
A problem I have with getting a grip on contemporary music is the immense variety of types of music and innumerable composers doing their own thing - like walking around a huge garden and trying to familiarise with all the plants. 19th Century music in contrast is fairly homogeneous, and there is not the same problem.
Berio rates just a couple of Paragraphs in the much-criticised book "The Rest is Noise". However I have just located an audio file version of the book available on the web, which is far more digestible:
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Originally posted by Oddball View PostA problem I have with getting a grip on contemporary music is the immense variety of types of music and innumerable composers doing their own thing - like walking around a huge garden and trying to familiarise with all the plants.
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