Massachusetts-born Cathy Berberian is not only a singer of note but also a singer of sounds. Her expressive voice, ranging three octaves from contralto to coloratura, enables her to handle every thing ...

When she was growing up in New York, Cathy Berberian used to sing along with recordings of Lily Pons in The Bell Song and Basso Boris Chaliapin in The Song of the Flea—note for note, pitch for pitch.

An immersive audio dive into the life and voice of the iconic singer Cathy Berberian, who was born 100 years ago this year. Cathy Berberian was a singer like no other. She was an incredible virtuoso ...

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“Berberian Sound Studio” — the creepily offbeat new British independent film in which Toby Jones plays a timorous sound-effects specialist working on a ‘70s Italian horror flick — takes its title and ...

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A page from the composition "Stripsody" by Cathy Berberian, an example of graphical notation, which is a form of sheet music using images to instruct musicians how it should be performed. From the ...

A page from the composition "Stripsody" by Cathy Berberian, an example of graphical notation, which is a form of sheet music using images to instruct musicians how it should be performed. From the ...