9780714837956: György Ligeti

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SKU 9780714837956
Title György Ligeti
Author Description Richard Toop
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Web Author Description Richard Toop is a musicologist, journalist and broadcaster and is Head of Musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium.
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The Hungarian György Ligeti (1923–2006) is one of the most highly regarded and influential composers. Having survived persecution as a Jew during World War II, he fled to West Germany during the Hungarian Revolution, where his early musical development was shaped by his work in the Cologne electronic studios and by the influence of Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Rather than becoming too closely identified with any single school or movement, Ligeti's music has drawn on a diverse range of sources, from the folk music of his native Hungary to African and South American World music. In works such as his Requiem, used in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, he has proved that contemporary classical music can be accessible to a wide audience.

This stimulating biography discusses Ligeti within the context of the tumultuous political and cultural history of post-war Europe, identifying him firmly at the forefront of musical change and innovation over the past four decades.
Binding Paperback
Size Size: 220 x 156 mm (8 5/8 x 6 1/8 in)
Pages Pages: 240
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