Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Theme and recent background 1
5. Part one
6. 2. Berio’s Sequenza III: A portrait 25
7. 3. Ligeti’s Nouvelles Aventures: A small group as a model for composition 41
8. 4. Lutosławski’s Trois Poèmes d’Henri Michaux: Voices of a multitude 93
9. Part two
10. 5. Blurred boundaries 151
11. 6. Deep themes, not so hidden 176
12. 7. Orpheus resurgent... perhaps 209
13. 8. Alternative voices 244
14. Notes 269
15. List of compositions 291
16. Bibliography 301
17. Index of names and titles 321
18. Index of subjects 329