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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