Apparitions
György Ligeti
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Apparitions by György Ligeti
Release Date
Fri Jan 01 1960
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This orchestral work calls for bassoonists to play their instruments without reeds, brass players to hit their mouthpieces with their hands, and a percussionist to smash a bottle into a crate lined with metal plates. (The percussionist is advised to wear protective goggles for this act.)
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Apparitions Q&A
Who wrote Apparitions's ?
Apparitions was written by György Ligeti.
When did György Ligeti release Apparitions?
György Ligeti released Apparitions on Fri Jan 01 1960.
What did György Ligeti say about "Apparitions"?
In an interview, Ligeti said:
This idea of a ‘static’ music, and music that is constructed with very complex webs, polyphonic webs, this was an idea which I had in Budapest, and I even remember the exact time that it first came to me, although at the time I didn’t write anything down. It was in 195...
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