Chemins IV, for oboe and eleven strings, can be listened to as a commentary to my Sequenza VII for oboe (1969), a commentary that amplifies and develops certain harmonic aspects of the original Sequenza. The Sequenza becomes in fact the generator of new instrumental lines, which in turn make explicit its latent polyphony around a pivot - an ever-present B - that puts into perspective all the subsequent harmonic transformations. Like a reverberating chamber, the development of Chemins IV mirrors and shatters the elements of Sequenza VII, sometimes receiving their anticipated echo in such a way that for the listener the oboe part seems generated by the eleven strings.

Luciano Berio.

Luciano Berio's Sequenza I for flute (1958) explores counterpoint via a monophonic instrument by using materials that reflect the loss of tonal foundations and a great expansion of rhythmic possibilities. In Sequenza VII for solo oboe (1969), Berio makes more explicit the relationship between the horizontal and vertical aspects of the music by incorporating a drone, the pitch middle B, which is either taped or played by an offstage instrument. This decision flirts with tonality, or more accurately, with the idea of a tonal center that is not dependent upon traditional harmonic progression.

EXPLORE BY INTERESTS. Berio - Sequenza VII (Oboe) Uploaded by ~BOD~ Rating and Stats. Download as PDF or read online from Scribd. Restaurant Rush 2 Game For Nokia here. In 1958, Luciano Berio completed Sequenza No. 1 for solo flute. It is the first of thirteen pieces for solo performer in the Sequenza series.

The oboe intones the same pitch in short bursts, plays above and below the pitch, and gradually becomes increasingly independent of that center, incorporating the extended possibilities of pitch bends, micro-intervals and multiphonics. Alternate fingerings also add to the work's timbral range. Eventually, all returns to the unrelenting B. Like earlier entries in the Sequenza series, Sequenza VII was used as the basis for another, expanded work, in this case Chemins IV for oboe and strings (1975).

Sequenza VII was written for Heinz Holliger and premiered by him in Basle, Switzerland in 1969.