György Ligeti (Hungarian: Ligeti György Sándor) (born 28 May 1923, Diciosânmartin (now Târnăveni), Romania - died 12 June 2006, Vienna, Austria). Born in Transylvania, in modern Romania, to a family of Hungarian descent; who studied music in Romania and Hungary; A modern western music composer and music teacher who later immigrated to Austria and became a citizen of that country.

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