Luciano Berio´s Sequenza IV

learning and performance strategies

Authors

  • Luciane Cardassi Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2006.55250

Keywords:

contemporary music, piano music, performance, Luciano Berio, Sequenza IV

Abstract

In this article, I write about my experience of learning and performing Sequenza IV by Luciano Berio. I discuss the technical problems that I found, as well as the strategies that I made use in order to overcome those difficulties. I also bring some analytical and historical questions about the work and the composer that I find important for a rigorous performance of this piano piece.

Author Biography

  • Luciane Cardassi , Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)

    Luciane Cardassi, who currently resides in São Paulo, is a pianist and holds a Ph.D. in Music in Contemporary Piano Performance from the University of California (San Diego, USA) and a Master's in Music/Piano from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. She was a CAPES scholarship holder.

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2006-07-01

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No. 14 (2006): General Topics

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“Luciano Berio´s Sequenza IV: Learning and Performance Strategies”. 2006. Per Musi, no. 14 (July): 44-56. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2006.55250.