“Now there is no taboo; everything is allowed. But one cannot simply go back to tonality, it’s not the way. We must find a way of neither going back nor continuing the avant-garde. I am in a prison: one wall is the avant-garde, the other wall is the past, and I want to escape.”
Quote by Gyorgy Ligeti
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Gyorgy Ligeti
György Ligeti was a Hungarian composer renowned for his avant-garde and experimental music. Born on May 28, 1923, in Budapest, Hungary, he passed away on June 12, 2006. His compositions frequently integrated elements of serialism, aleatoricism, and electronic music, making him a pivotal figure in the evolution of contemporary classical music. more
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