''Sequenza I'' is a composition written in 1958 by

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled '' Sequenza''), and for his pioneering work ...

for the

flutist The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

Severino Gazzelloni Severino Gazzelloni, born Severino Gazzellone (5 January 1919 – 21 November 1992) was an Italian flutist. Biography He was born in Roccasecca and died in Cassino. Gazzelloni was the principal flautist with the RAI National Symphony Orchestr ...

. It was first published by Suvini-Zerboni, but the notation was revised much later and this version published by Universal Edition in 1992. It is the first in a series of fourteen '' Sequenze'', each for a different solo instrument (or voice), the last composed in 2002.

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''"Rhythm and Timing in the Two Versions of Sequenza I for Flute Solo: Psychological and Musical Differences in Performance"''
by Cynthia Folio
Alexander R. Brinkman
(chapter 1 in the book, ''Berio's Sequenzas'', ed. by Janet Halfyard – Ashgate Academic Publishers). Compositions by Luciano Berio Contemporary classical compositions 1958 compositions Solo flute pieces Serial compositions {{classical-composition-stub