Metamorphosis in music : the compositions of György Ligeti in the 1950s and 1960s / Benjamin R. Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Benjamin R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ligeti, György, 1923-2006--Criticism and interpretation.

Ligeti, György.

Ligeti, György, 1923-2006.

Music--20th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 292 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

From the mid-1950s through the 1960s, Hungarian composer György Ligeti went through a remarkable period of stylistic transition, from the emulation of his fellow countryman Béla Bartók to his own individual style at the forefront of the Western-European avant-garde. Through careful study of the sketches and drafts, as well as analysis of the finished scores, Metamorphosis in Music takes a detailed look at this compositional evolution. Author Benjamin R. Levy includes sketch studies created through transcriptions and reproductions of archival material-much of which has never before been published-providing new, detailed information about Ligeti's creative process and compositional methods. The book examines all of Ligeti's compositions from 1956 to 1970, analyzing little-known and unpublished works in addition to recognized masterpieces such as Atmosphères, Aventures, the Requieim, and the Chamber Concerto. Discoveries from Ligeti's sketches, prose, and finished scores lead to an enriched appreciation of these already multifaceted works.

Contents:

1 Discontent and early experiments (1950-56) 9

2 Electronic works (1957-58) 50

3 Apparitions and Atmosphères (1958-61) 85

4 Fluxus and the absurd (1961-62) 128

5 Synthesis of technique (1962-67) 163

6 Compositional flourishing (1967-70) 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.

ISBN:

9780199381999

0199381992

0199382018

9780199382019

OCLC:

957656239