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Show 67 Berberian stayed in Italy. Berio disclosed that the piece "was not only written for Cathy but is about Cathy.Y'" The range of emotions, juxtapositions of production types, formal contrasts, even the treatment of text, all lend themselves to a divorce narrative, or at least a narrative of feelings towards an estranged spouse. Berio reacted to Kutter's text, "for a woman to sing a truth allowing us to build a house" by cutting it up (Halfyard's "pile of bricks with no cement'r"). Perhaps this Sequenza is Berio's very personal essay about his relationship with Cathy.: The fmalline of Kutter's poem, "before night comes" can be found just after 8'10". The word "night" is sung on a high, sustained note. The material that follows it is considerably lower in register. This makes the word "night" stand out as significant. Certainly this piece doesn't have a happy ending, and his emphasis on the word "night" could symbolizes the end of their relationship. Try as they might, these two dynamic personalities could not "build a house" together, and they could not do it "without worrying." The intensity of the material seems to match the intensity of their relationship, and the formal contrasts made clear by the use of distinct production types in different sections may describe the relationship between their differing personalities, or of Berio' s dichotomized feelings towards Cathy. With this in mind, it is interesting to note that while Cadenza material dominates the beginning of the piece, Statement material is the main subject of the end of the piece, suggesting a process of change taking place in the piece, or in their relationship. 44 Luciano Berio, Two Interviews with Rosanna Dalmonte and Balint Andras Varga, trans. and ed. David Osmond-Smith (New York/London: Marion Boyars, 94. 45 Halfyard, "Provoking Acts", 1 07. 1985), |
