Folk Songs

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"Folk Songs" is a 1964 song cycle by Luciano Berio that reimagines traditional melodies from various cultures through modernist classical arrangements for voice and chamber ensemble.

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Folk Songs canonical 1

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instanceOf musical composition
song cycle
arrangementType reworking of traditional melodies
basedOn traditional folk melodies
composer Luciano Berio NERFINISHED
composerOfMusic Luciano Berio NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
dedicatedTo Cathy Berberian NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1964
genre chamber music
classical music
contemporary classical music
vocal music
hasNumberOfSongs 11
hasPart A la femminisca NERFINISHED
Azerbaijan Love Song NERFINISHED
Ballo
Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair NERFINISHED
I Wonder as I Wander NERFINISHED
La donna ideale NERFINISHED
Lo fiolairé
Loosin yelav NERFINISHED
Malurous qu’o uno fenno
Motettu de tristura NERFINISHED
Rossignolet du bois NERFINISHED
languageOfLyrics Armenian
Azerbaijani
English
French
Italian
Occitan
Sardinian NERFINISHED
Sicilian
movementCount 11
notablePerformer Cathy Berberian NERFINISHED
partOf Luciano Berio’s vocal works
publicationDecade 1960s
scoredFor chamber ensemble
voice
style modernist
usesSourceMaterialFrom Armenian folk music
Azerbaijani folk music
French folk music
Italian folk music
Occitan folk music NERFINISHED
Sardinian folk music
Sicilian folk music
United States folk music
yearOfComposition 1964

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Luciano Berio notableWork Folk Songs