Metamorphosis in Music examines the evolution of compositional technique in Ligeti's works of the 1950s and 1960s. Through careful analysis of sketches, drafts, and finished scores, it reveals complex influences on the composer's creative process as he moved from the folk-inspired world of Bartók to the forefront of the avant-garde.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Discontent and Early Experiments (1950-56)
- Chapter 2: Electronic Works (1957-58)
- Chapter 3: Apparitions and Atmosphères (1958-61)
- Chapter 4: Fluxus and the Absurd (1961-62)
- Chapter 5: Synthesis of Technique (1962-67)
- Chapter 6: Compositional Flourishing (1967-70)
- Conclusion: Form and Expression at the turn of the 1970s
- Bibliography
- Index
