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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 · György Ligeti 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 music in Hungary until the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, when he fled to Vienna; he
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Hans Memling's Danzig altarpiece of the Last Judgement served György Ligeti as inspiration for the Dies irae from his Requiem, which became one of the most complex polyphonic works in music history. As a summary of his previous work and the nucleus of his new work, the Requiem plays a key role. 1923 — 2006. György Ligeti was born on May 28 ...
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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
Feb 2, 2016 · György Ligeti’s Clocks and Clouds, 1972. This is a study in the contrast between precision and blur, and the title, as it turns out, is, borrowed from the writings of the philosopher Karl Popper.
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- Christopher Ford
György Sándor Ligeti 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 influential among progressive figures of his time".
Jun 2, 2016 · "The Music of György Ligeti and His Violin Concerto: A Study in Analysis, Reception and the Listening Experience." PhD diss., University of Oslo, 2005. Kollias, Phivos-Angelos. "Survey of György Ligeti's Compositional Techniques from 1960 to 1970, with specific reference to the 'Cello Concerto'."
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