Différences is one of the first attempts to combine live instruments with electronic music. At the centre of the work, the tape sound takes the place of the performers. They return with various pizzicato entries, creating a homogeneous texture which seeks only an alteration in the expression rather than a disruption in the character of the music.
Berio began the composition for Différences a year before the premiere by recording in Paris the same musicians who were to give the first performance. In the Studio di fonologia musicale in Milan he then transformed these recordings to produce the tape with which the musicians interact during the performance. Berio remarked that "[i]n Différences the original model of the five instruments coexists alongside an image of itself that is continually modified, until the different phases of transformation deliver up a completely altered image that no longer has anything to do with the original" (Berio, Dalmonte & Varga 1985, p. 126).
différences, berio, différences, composition, italian, composer, luciano, berio, flute, clarinet, viola, cello, harp, magnetic, tape, dating, 1958, written, domaine, musical, concerts, paris, first, performed, march, 1959, conducted, pierre, boulez, différence. Differences is a composition by the Italian composer Luciano Berio for flute clarinet viola cello harp and magnetic tape dating 1958 59 It was written for the Domaine musical concerts in Paris and first performed in March 1959 conducted by Pierre Boulez Differences is one of the first attempts to combine live instruments with electronic music At the centre of the work the tape sound takes the place of the performers They return with various pizzicato entries creating a homogeneous texture which seeks only an alteration in the expression rather than a disruption in the character of the music Berio began the composition for Differences a year before the premiere by recording in Paris the same musicians who were to give the first performance In the Studio di fonologia musicale in Milan he then transformed these recordings to produce the tape with which the musicians interact during the performance Berio remarked that i n Differences the original model of the five instruments coexists alongside an image of itself that is continually modified until the different phases of transformation deliver up a completely altered image that no longer has anything to do with the original Berio Dalmonte amp Varga 1985 p 126 References editBerio Luciano Dalmonte Rossana Varga Balint Andras 1985 Two Interviews London Boyars ISBN 0 7145 2829 3 nbsp This article about a classical composition is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Differences Berio amp oldid 1046856244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
