THE ELECTRONIC WORKS OF GYÖRGY LIGETI AND THEIR ...

events. The absence of longer durations and of rests, such as the one dividing Events 1
and 2, make this second half of Region D difficult to parse into smaller units, other than
pointing out a few anomalous individual elements which contract in register (D3, Element
C) or use more pitch based material (Event D3, Element E and Event D4). Thus the
morphology of Region D seems markedly different from the earlier regions, although the
generally noisy sounds and consistent spatial location make the region cohere. The
contrast between the opening and continuation is itself part of a trend in the piece; it
prepares the next two regions which move towards more internal diversity, another way of
approaching a state of complete mixture.
Region E
Region E (right channel, 48-57") resembles aspects of the previous two regions;
transforming and resynthesizing familiar characteristics of the Regions C and D. The
Region’s form (a pair of introductory events followed by a contrasting continuation) and
use of a wide register (with elements from c. 50-7000 Hz.) resembles that of D, while
individual gestures recall events from Region C. Specifically, Region E’s first two events
recall the opening of Region C with diffuse glissandi, although this time they are
ascending, rather than descending. The exceptionally wide glissing noise band of Event 1
(48.2") is echoed by a less diffuse gliss in Event 2 (49.8"). There are fewer glissandi in the
continuation of Region E (Events 3a and 3b), and in this regard, too, it resembles Region
C, which began with an oblique gesture before settling on a more level continuation.
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