The Fourth Movement of György Ligeti's Piano Concerto: Investigating the Musical-Mathematical Connection

<p>This interdisciplinary study explores musical-mathematical analogies in the fourth movement of Ligeti’s <em>Piano Concerto.</em> Its aim is to connect musical analysis with the piece’s mathematical inspiration. For this purpose, the dissertation is divided into two sections. Part I (Chapters 1-2) provides musical and mathematical context, including an explanation of ideas related to Ligeti’s mathematical inspiration. Part II (Chapters 3-5) delves into an analysis of the rhythm, form, melody / motive, and harmony. Appendix A is a reduced score of the entire movement, labeled according to my analysis.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Wong, Cynthia L.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• David Olan

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Joseph N. Straus
• Jeff Nichols
• Norman Carey

• Composition
• Dynamical Systems
• Geometry and Topology
• Music Theory
• Ligeti
• Piano Concerto
• fractal
• chaos
• analysis
• music

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1521

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-2545