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György Sándor Ligeti (/ ˈ l ɪ ɡ ə t i /; Hungarian: [ˈliɡɛti ˈɟørɟ ˈʃaːndor]; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" and "one of the most innovative and ...
Mar 21, 2024 · avant-garde. György Ligeti (born May 28, 1923, Diciosânmartin [now Tîrnăveni], Transylvania, Romania—died June 12, 2006, Vienna, Austria) was a leading composer of the branch of avant-garde music concerned principally with shifting masses of sound and tone colours. Ligeti, the great-nephew of violinist Leopold Auer, studied and taught ...
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Aug 27, 2012 · A guide to György Ligeti's music. A composer who refused to play by the rules – and whose work has infiltrated popular consciousness – Ligeti's music is both richer and darker than what...
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- Tom Service
On 28 May 2023, the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti's birth, the composer's music was heard in concert halls all over the world - in cities with which his life was closely linked, such as Budapest, Vienna, and Hamburg, as well as in faraway places like Tokyo and Mexico City.
Feb 2, 2016 · Hungarian-born Austrian composer György Ligeti, circa 1975. Photograph: Erich Auerbach/Getty Images. From the Guardian archive Classical music. This article is more than 8 years old. György...
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- Christopher Ford
I want to escape." —György Ligeti. «While many music lovers continue to label contemporary music composition as inaccessible, the work of Hungarian composer György Ligeti has found a permanent place in the canon of Western music.
Feb 26, 2020 · György Sándor Ligeti (b. 1923–d. 2006) is arguably the most influential composer of the late 20th century. Over the course of six decades, he produced solo Chamber Works, choral compositions, Fluxus experiments, analog Electronic pieces, orchestral compositions, and works of music theatre.
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