Ligeti

[ lig-i-tee ]

noun

1. Györ·gy Sán·dor [jawr, -jee , shahn, -dawr, dyawr, -], 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.

Ligeti

/ ˈliɡɛti /

noun

1. LigetiGyörgy19232006MHungarianMUSIC: composer György (djørdj). 1923–2006, Hungarian composer, resident in Vienna. His works, noted for their experimentalism, include Atmospheres (1961) for orchestra, Volumina (1962) for organ, and a requiem mass (1965)

Example Sentences

The crisp acoustic of the recently renovated hall enhanced Ligeti’s rhythmic vivacity.

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On Thursday, the conductor Susanna Mälkki led the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall in an unusually cohesive program built around the bizarro sound world of Ligeti’s Piano Concerto.

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Written in the 1980s, the piece draws its lifeblood from Ligeti’s remarkable rhythmic sense.

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If you are going to salute the composer Gyorgy Ligeti, you might as well ask one of his most dedicated and perceptive collaborators to lend a hand.

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“Ligeti was certainly one of the most seminal composers of the latter half of the 20th century,” said Gary Ginstling, the president and chief executive of the Philharmonic.

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