| Ligeti's Macroharmonies: A Graphical-Statistical Analysis of Book 3 of the Piano Etudes 2021 Edition Contributor(s): Namoradze, Nicolas (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030856933 ISBN-13: 9783030856939 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Applied - Mathematics | Mathematical Analysis - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.06 lbs) 203 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the third and final book of his iconic piano etudes György Ligeti charts a new path relative to the rest of his musical output, representing a significant arrival in a composer's oeuvre known for its stylistic transformations. This monograph is the first dedicated study of these capstone works, investigating them through a novel lens of statistical-graphical analysis that illuminates their compositional uniqueness as well as broader questions regarding the perception of stability in musical texture. With nearly 200 graphical illustrations and a detailed commentary, this examination reveals the unique manner in which Ligeti treads between tonality and atonality--a key idea in his late style--and the centrality of processes related to broader scale areas (or "macroharmony") in articulating structures and narratives. The analytical techniques developed here are a powerful tool for investigating macroharmonic stability that can be applied to a wide range of repertoire beyond these works. This book is intended for graduate-level and professional music theorists, musicologists, performers and mathematicians. |