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“I was fifteen years old, and I hardly knew how to play a simple Bach prelude on the piano when I began to compose music, and at the most advanced level. I had never studied such things as harmony.”

Quote by Gyorgy Ligeti

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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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