Coro

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Coro is a large-scale choral-orchestral composition by Luciano Berio that intricately blends voices and instruments in a highly experimental, texturally rich sound world.

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instanceOf choral-orchestral composition
musical work
associatedComposer Luciano Berio
catalogueNote often cited as one of Berio's major large-scale works
commissionedBy Südwestfunk (SWF) Baden-Baden
composer Luciano Berio
composerNationality Italian
countryOfPremiere Germany
dedicatedTo Cathy Berberian
ensembleType large ensemble
genre contemporary classical music
instrumentalForces orchestra
languageOfTitle Italian
notableFeature complex polyrhythms
integration of voices and instruments into a single polyphonic texture
juxtaposition of different linguistic materials
spatial distribution of performers
textural layering
use of heterophony
numberOfMovements 1
performancePractice often performed by specialized contemporary music ensembles
requires large professional forces
period 20th-century music
placeOfPremiere Donaueschingen
premiereFestival Donaueschingen Festival
relatedWorkByComposer Laborintus II
Sinfonia
scoring mixed choir and orchestra
scoringDetail 40 instrumentalists
40 voices
structure continuous single-movement form
style experimental
post-serial
textLanguage English
German
Italian
Quechua
Spanish
multiple languages
textSource folk texts
poetry by Pablo Neruda
theme collective human experience
political and social engagement
title Coro
vocalForces mixed chorus
yearOfCompletion 1976
yearOfPremiere 1977

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