Ligetiās Macroharmonies: A Graphical-Statistical Analysis of Book 3 of the Piano Etudes (Computational Music Science)

English | 2022 | ISBN: ā 3030856933 | 207 pages | True PDF EPUB | 130 MB
In the third and final book of his iconic piano etudes Gyƶrgy Ligeti charts a new path relative to the rest of his musical output, representing a significant arrival in a composerās 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.