Ligeti’s Early Experiments in Compositional Process: Simple Structures in Musica Ricercata
Description:
This study examines the formation of a unique chromatic and formal language in Musica Ricercata by György Ligeti. The study begins by examining statements from an interview with Ligeti conducted by Ove Nordwall in 1979. The interview discusses his compositional experiments from the early 1950s, the period in which Musica Ricercata was composed. Working from Ligeti’s words, “simple structures” are defined as repeating formations of rhythms and intervals with easily discernable features. These fe…
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Date:
December 2014
Creator:
Grantham, Daniel
Partner:
UNT Libraries