Two interviews
By: Luciano Berio ; with Rossana Dalmonte and Bálint András Varga ; translated and edited by David Osmond-Smith.
Contributors: Dalmonte, Rossana.; Varga, Bálint András.; Osmond-Smith, David.; Berio, Luciano, 1925-
Publisher: M. Boyars
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Berio, Luciano, 1925-; Music; Composers -- Italy -- Interviews
Description: Dalmonte's questions cover many aspects of contemporary musical life. Berio talks freely about his early childhood through his contact with the Darmstadt serialists and his experiences while teaching and performing in America. There is also a detailed examination of his major instrumental works of the 1960s -- The Sequenzas, Chemins, and Sinfonia -- and a review of his involvement with electronic music in the 1970s. Varga asks him about his various vocal and theatrical works. Berio discusses the purpose of music.
Notes: Translations of: Intervista sulla musica ; Beszélgetések Luciano Berióval.
Includes index.