Sequenza XI
Sequenza XI for solo guitar is one of a series of Sequenzas by Luciano Berio. Written for the American guitarist Eliot Fisk.
Form
The composition is in four large sections, and sets out from the six pitches of the open strings of the guitar. The composer asserted that two intervals are important elements in the work: the perfect fourth and the tritone, which leads to a different harmony of Berio's devising.Usage
Sequenza XI is a standard work for guitarists who have chosen avant-garde modern classical music as a part of their repertoire, e.g., Denis Sung-Hô, Stefan Östersjö, Todd Seelye, Mats Scheidegger, Geoffrey Morris, Pablo Gómez, Pablo Márquez, Alan Thomas, Jürgen Ruck, Nico Couck, etc.: it has been recorded numerous times.Berio's Chemins V is a work for guitar and ensemble based on Sequenza XI.
Performances
- by Karim Samah
- by Pablo Márquez
- by Giulio Tampalini
- by Pablo Sáinz Villegas
- by Nico Couck
Recordings
- by Magnus Andersson
- by Harold Gretton
- by Seth Josel
- by Diangelo Cicilia
- by Giulio Tampalini
- by Jens Wagner
- by Franz Halasz
- by Njål Vindenes
- by Pablo Sáinz Villegas
- by Eliot Fisk
- by Todd Seelye
- by Peter Yates
Category:1988 compositions
Category:Compositions for guitar
Category:Contemporary classical compositions
Category:Compositions that use [extended techniques]
Category:Instrumental solo pieces