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Romania (1923 – 2006)
György Sándor Ligeti; (May 28, 1923 – June 12, 2006) was a Jewish Hungarian composer born in Romania who later became an Austrian citizen.
Ligeti received his initial musical training in the conservatory at Kolozsvár (Cluj, Transylvania, Romania). His education was interrupted in 1943 when, as a Jew, he was forced to labor by the Nazis. At the same time his parents, brother, and other relatives were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, his mother being the only survivor.
Following the war, Ligeti returned to his studies in Budapest, graduating in 1949. He studied under Pál Kadosa, Ferenc Farkas, Zoltán Kodály and Sándor Veress. He went on to do ethnomusicological work on Romanian folk music, but after a year returned to his old school in Budapest, this time as a teacher of harmony, counterpoint and musical analysis. However, communications between Hungary and the west had been cut off by the then communist government, and Ligeti had to secretly listen to radio broadcasts to keep abreast of musical developments. In December of 1956, two months after the Hungarian revolution was put down by the Soviet Army, he fled to Vienna and eventually took Austrian citizenship.
Before Ligeti emigrated to the West, his work was limited by political repression and censorship, which restricted access to new musical ideas and discouraged public presentation of experimental music.
Ligeti received his initial musical training in the conservatory at Kolozsvár (Cluj, Transylvania, Romania). His education was interrupted in 1943 when, as a Jew, he was forced to labor by the Nazis. At the same time his parents, brother, and other relatives were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, his mother being the only survivor.
Following the war, Ligeti returned to his studies in Budapest, graduating in 1949. He studied under Pál Kadosa, Ferenc Farkas, Zoltán Kodály and Sándor Veress. He went on to do ethnomusicological work on Romanian folk music, but after a year returned to his old school in Budapest, this time as a teacher of harmony, counterpoint and musical analysis. However, communications between Hungary and the west had been cut off by the then communist government, and Ligeti had to secretly listen to radio broadcasts to keep abreast of musical developments. In December of 1956, two months after the Hungarian revolution was put down by the Soviet Army, he fled to Vienna and eventually took Austrian citizenship.
Before Ligeti emigrated to the West, his work was limited by political repression and censorship, which restricted access to new musical ideas and discouraged public presentation of experimental music.
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resonance07 wrote:
"Desordre" is brilliant.
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insomniacme wrote:
what does that even mean. (please note the lack of a question mark)
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DaniloFerrreira wrote:
the most mini overrated shit on the world
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TheTrueSeker wrote:
Not liking this new picture as much as the others.
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OmMani wrote:
Amazing compositions, I'm glad to have found out more about hi banckground too.
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h4h4 wrote:
didn't know he was so popular, but he definitely deserves it.
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insomniacme wrote:
probably my fav composer <3
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haulden_floyd wrote:
genious. what a man could be.
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damsonjam wrote:
where are you?
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outre21 wrote:
Really nice material.
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Foogou wrote:
Like many, we were first introduced to his work through the soundtrack to "2001...", and from there awakened an appetite for music that was less obvious and between the notes. http://www.last.fm/label/InvertedEarMusic
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nancykitten wrote:
SMUGCAT.
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phillip360 wrote:
Define 'pataphysics for a chance to run the group. Ends soon.
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Lnazgul wrote:
Yeahh!! Very nice composer =P
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zunari wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/NO+MORE+ON+TOUR+JOKES
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Taxes wrote:
The études for piano are great, that's for sure: they're great examples of modern program music (if I could call them that).
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scepticism wrote:
GENIUS!!! Hungarian Rock and L'escalier du diable is absolutely amazing:O
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MiloDC wrote:
He's DEAD. How the F is he "on tour" ??
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EmperorIng wrote:
Also, the fact that this site has so many full works of his makes me happy indeed. His etudes are quite amazing.
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EmperorIng wrote:
His work with cluster music I find fascinating, and his huge polyphonic harmonies and dissonances are a sight (or is it a listen?) to behold. One of modern times' best.
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