Coro luciano berio biography
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Coro (Berio)
Composition by Luciano Berio
| Coro | |
|---|---|
Luciano Berio, at the time of the composition. | |
| Composed | 1974–1976 |
| Published | Ricordi |
| Duration | Approximately one hour |
| Movements | 31 |
| Scoring | 40 voices and 40 instruments |
| Date | 24 October 1976 |
| Location | Donaueschingen Festival |
| Conductor | Luciano Berio |
| Performers | WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln WDR Rundfunkchor Köln |
Coro (Italian: Chorus) is a large scale composition for forty voices and forty instruments by Italian composer Luciano Berio.
Composition
Coro was written at a time when, according to Berio, "the blood in the streets of Italy came out", partly due to the Years of Lead.
Coro luciano berio biography
Berio, a composer committed to social issues, often expressed his views and described the composition's central theme to be "the acute awareness of things at a tragic moment. On this line, he referred to Coro as being a tribute to Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
In his opinion, Neruda was "practically murdered