Sequenza 3 Solo Voice

Berio wrote Sequenza III for a virtuoso singing actress - such as Cathy Berberian, his wife and the work's dedicatee. Singing is only one of the many expressive modes the human voice has, and Berio makes use of a number of them. His explanation of the symbols used in the score lists 15 techniques, among them salvoes of laughter, teeth-chattering, tongue-trill against the upper lip, as well as 44 agogic markings such as far away, dreamy, ecstatic, extremely intense and fading away.

Thus Sequenza III is a unique challenge, an incomparable piece of musical theatre for a singer.