The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze those procedures within the context of his Spring Quartet No.

Although a great deal has been written about Ligeti's music, the importance of transformation procedures as a formal determinant has been largely neglected.

These transformation procedures are one of Ligeti's primary means of articulating form within his works. After a brief period of reflection he decided that serialism was not for him, but the insights gained from his examination of it, as well as his new experiences in electronic music, enabled him to develop a uniquely individual style based upon the transformation of musical parameters from one state to another.

Gyorgy Ligeti's emigration from Hungary to Austria in 1957 gave him his first chance to study serial music firsthand.Dissertation or Thesis Dissertation Keyword(s) Department/Program Music Discipline Music Degree Granting Institution University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Degree D.M.A. 2 Author(s) Power, Richard Scott Doctoral Committee Chair(s) Lund, Erik R. Title An analysis of transformation procedures in Gyorgy Ligeti's String Quartet No. If you are trying to access an Illinois-restricted dissertation or thesis, you can request a copy through your library's Inter-Library Loan office or purchase a copy directly from ProQuest. Students, faculty, and staff at the U of I may log in with your NetID and password to view the item. This item is only available for download by members of the University of Illinois community.

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