Ligeti's Stylistic Crisis: Transformation in His Musical Style, 1974-1985

By Michael D. Searby

The Hungarian composer Gy rgy Ligeti (1923-2006) was one of the most innovative and influential composers of the last 50 years. Ligeti reached his creative maturity in the 1970s and 1980s. This book focuses on how Ligeti's compositional style completely transformed during and after the composition of his only opera Le Grand Macabre (1974-77).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810872501
• ISBN13: 9780810872509
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"