Performing Berio's Sequenza V

This article assembles the evidence available to inform an interpretation of Berio's Sequenza V. It details circumstances of its composition and discusses the importance of any 'programmatic' or theatrical element. It also demonstrates how careful analysis can inform issues of musical interpretation. The article is further informed by the author's personal experience, including study with Vinko Globokar and Stuart Dempster, and more than twenty years performing Sequenza V.