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György Ligeti

1923 - 2006

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György Sándor Ligeti (; Hungarian: [ˈliɡɛti ˈɟørɟ ˈʃaːndor]; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" and "one of the most innovative and influential among progressive figures of his time". Born in Romania, he lived in the Hungarian People's Republic before emigrating to Austria in 1956. He became an Austrian citizen in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. György Ligeti is the 116th most popular composer, the 25th most popular biography from Romania (up from 26th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Composer.

György Ligeti is most famous for his avant-garde compositions.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, György Ligeti ranks 116 out of 1,451. Before him are Mikhail Glinka, Zoltán Kodály, Mily Balakirev, Muzio Clementi, Francisco Tárrega, and Paul Hindemith. After him are Carlo Gesualdo, Manuel de Falla, Bohuslav Martinů, Emmerich Kálmán, Giulio Caccini, and Max Bruch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, György Ligeti ranks 19. Before him are Irma Grese, Italo Calvino, Nadine Gordimer, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Rocky Marciano, and Peter II of Yugoslavia. After him are Marcel Marceau, Mas Oyama, Queen Anne of Romania, Franco Zeffirelli, Val Logsdon Fitch, and Jack Kilby. Among people deceased in 2006, György Ligeti ranks 15. Before him are Stanisław Lem, Milton Friedman, Alfredo Stroessner, Owen Chamberlain, James Brown, and Syd Barrett. After him are Philippe Noiret, Choi Kyu-hah, Mako, Desmond Doss, Johannes Rau, and Heinrich Harrer.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, György Ligeti ranks 25 out of 844. Before him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Paul Celan (1920), Theodoric I (393), Béla Kun (1886), Ion Iliescu (1930), and Carol II of Romania (1893). After him are János Bolyai (1802), Nadia Comăneci (1961), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Mircea Lucescu (1945), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), and Bela Lugosi (1882).

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Among COMPOSERS In Romania

Among composers born in Romania, György Ligeti ranks 2. Before him are Béla Bartók (1881). After him are George Enescu (1881), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Ion Ivanovici (1845), György Kurtág (1926), Vladimir Cosma (1940), Péter Eötvös (1944), Bálint Bakfark (1507), Sándor Veress (1907), and Sándor Végh (1912).

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