title: Sequenza
text: # Sequenza
  
  Sequenza (Italian for "sequence") is the name borne by fourteen compositions for solo instruments or voice by Luciano Berio. The pieces, some of which call for extended techniques, are:
  
  * Sequenza I (1958; rev. 1992) for flute
  * Sequenza II (1963) for harp
  * Sequenza III (1965) for female voice
  * Sequenza IV (1965) for piano
  * Sequenza V (1966) for trombone
  * Sequenza VI (1967) for viola
  * Sequenza VII (1969/2000) for oboe (reworked as Sequenza VIIb for soprano saxophone in 2000)
  * Sequenza VIII (1976) for violin
  * Sequenza IX (1980) for clarinet (reworked 1981 as Sequenza IXb for alto saxophone, and 1980 as Sequenza IXc for bass clarinet)
  * Sequenza X (1984) for trumpet and piano resonance
  * Sequenza XI (1987) for guitar
  * Sequenza XII (1995) for bassoon
  * Sequenza XIII (1995) for accordion
  * Sequenza XIV (2002) for cello (reworked in 2004 by Stefano Scodanibbio as Sequenza XIVb for double bass)
  
  Several of these pieces became the basis of larger works:
  
  * Sequenza II, with the addition of extra instrumental parts around the original solo, became Chemins I.
  * Sequenza VI developed into Chemins II, Chemins IIb, Chemins IIc and Chemins III.
  * Sequenza VII became Chemins IV.
  * Sequenza XI became Chemins V.
  * Sequenza X became Kol-Od, also known as Chemins VI.
  * Sequenza IXb became Récit, also known as Chemins VII.
  * Sequenza VIII became Corale.
  
  Conversely, Sequenza IX grew out of a piece for clarinet and electronics (later withdrawn), originally known as Chemins V; NB it is not the same as the work with the same title which originates from Sequenza XI.
  
  