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Latest revision as of 12:11, 11 June 2026
György Sándor Ligeti (May 28, 1923 -June 12, 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer. He was born in Romania, but spent most of his early life in Hungary, before moving to Austria in 1956 during the Soviet oppression of the Hungarian Uprising that year. Living in the West, Ligeti became a notable name in the avantgarde movement, while also teaching composition at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater (1973-1989).
Ligeti's best-known works are Atmosphères (1961), Requiem (1965), Lux Aeterna (1967), Lontano (1967), Musica Ricercata (1969) and his only opera, Le Grand Macabre (1996).
Stanley Kubrick was a fan of Ligeti and used segments of Atmosphères, Lux Aeterna, Requiem and Aventures in his epic science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). When Ligeti found out, he sued, but the matter was settled out of court, allowing Kubrick to use Ligeti's music in later films too, such as Lontano in The Shining (1980) and Musica Ricercata in Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
Zappa and Ligeti
Interviewed by Rob Fixmer for Bugle American (17 December 1975), Zappa said that, since he made his list of influences in the sleeve of Freak Out!, there were only a few more names that he would add nowadays, namely Krzysztof Penderecki, György Ligeti and Philip Koutev. [1]
