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This study demonstrates how Ligeti arrived at a new musical language that hinges upon allusion to diverse strands of twentieth-century techniques, rather than settling on a particular pre-existing compositional style. The composer intentionally maintained a rather peripheral sta…

This treatise is about the Filipino composer Col. Antonino Buenaventura and his 1969 Viola Sonata. It discusses the Sonata’s importance in the Philippines’ search for a distinctive national identity. It also offers information on how to perform the Viola Sonata and suggested bow…