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Whether you buy the official digital edition or track down a rare physical copy, acquiring the is an act of joining the avant-garde tradition. This is not a piece you can sight-read. It is a piece you must inhabit.

Lines enclosed by bars are intended to be performed as "scenes" or vignettes, while the rest are treated as basic onomatopoeic material. Specific Symbols:

: The project was heavily influenced by Berberian’s close friend, the semiotician Umberto Eco , who encouraged her interest in comic strip phonemes. 4. Key Specifications Cathy Berberian: Stripsody, for a Lady (1966) May 22, 2024 Zewen Shifu Cathy Berberian: Stripsody | YellowBarn

The performer does not “sing” words in the usual sense, but instead acts out sounds like “BOOM,” “ZAP,” “GLUP,” “CRACK,” “MIAOW,” “TICK-TOCK,” “S-S-S-WOOSH,” and even “ZZZ” (snoring). These sounds are culled from the visual vocabulary of American comics (e.g., Superman , Little Nemo , Krazy Kat ) and everyday life.