György Ligeti

Hungary, 1945–2006

Hungarian composer (1923-2006) who developed micropolyphony, a dense texture of overlapping lines heard in Atmospheres and Lux Aeterna, both used by Kubrick in 2001. His later Etudes work with layered polyrhythm.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced György Ligeti and 0 artists György Ligeti influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced György Ligeti?

• Béla Bartók — Ligeti's Hungarian years were spent in Bartók's idiom — his early quartet is subtitled 'Métamorphoses nocturnes' in open Bartókian homage.
• Karlheinz Stockhausen — After fleeing Hungary in 1956 Ligeti worked in the Cologne electronic studio alongside Stockhausen — the encounter that catalysed his Western avant-garde turn.