Gyorgy Ligeti, Central-European Composer of Bleakness and Humor, Dies at 83

Gyorgy Ligeti, Central-European Composer of Bleakness and Humor, Dies at 83 - New York Times: "Gyorgy Ligeti, Central-European Composer of Bleakness and Humor, Dies at 83.

Gyorgy Ligeti, the Central European composer whose music was among the most innovative of the last half of the 20th century — sometimes eerie, sometimes humorous usually fantastical and always polished — died yesterday in Vienna. He was 83."

via New York Times, read all the article here.

This post is not directly related with free experimental music, but this man has been a direct influence for a lot of experimental musicians.