Aesthetic Considerations on György Ligeti’s Works
Aesthetic Considerations on György Ligeti’s Works
Author(s): Dora CojocaruSubject(s): Music, Aesthetics, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: György Ligeti’s aesthetics; tradition and innovation; contrasts; synesthesia; allusions and illusions in music; synthesis and novelty in composition; dynamic and static music;
Summary/Abstract: This article represents a revised chapter of my book György Ligeti’s Creation in the Stylistic Context of the 20st Century, published in 1999. It shows the divergent and contrasting aspects of the composer’s pieces, their synaesthesis and their preference for allusions and illusions. Ligeti’s whole work is a large spectrum built with associable musical structures that are also found with other composers or even in extramusical artistic productions. But despite this, it remains original and innovative, not belonging to any stylistic orientation of 20th century music.
Journal: Transylvanian Review
- Issue Year: XXXII/2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 140-154
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
