THE ELECTRONIC WORKS OF GYÖRGY LIGETI AND THEIR ...

pronounced attack of the beginning is the dynamic peak of the region, and the entry point
of each subsequent event is softer, as shown clearly in the amplitude graph of Region C,
presented with the spectrograph above.
Patterning within Registral Motion and Durations
Within the general framework, the body of the region consists of two events, each
subdivided into twos, as shown above in Figure 3.9. This will show more specific ways in
which Region C stands apart from its predecessors and coheres as its own region. While
the use of register has been discussed above, certain nuances which help shape the region
deserve further analysis. Events 2 and 3 present a parallelism in durations and in pitch
contours in their compact material. Events 2a and 3a present longer durations of 2" and
2.4" while Events 2b and 3b are 1.7" each. Within each of these four units there is a
simple downward contour, but the longer events repeat and draw out the second, lower
note.
Here we might recall the closing gesture of Region A’s first two events; while
these events are much higher in register, this parallel occurs both in relative pitch-contour
and in durations. Although they are more compact and higher in pitch than the originals,
their position and function relative to events in Region C is the same.
This simple direction is, however, not without nuance. A decrease in the rate of
attacks can be found between Events 2a and 2b, and again between Events 3 and 4,
emphasizing this trend, and reinforcing the status of the final tones as echoes of the closing
gesture of Region A. Through the pairing of these events and the transformation of earlier
gestures, Region C has a distinct shape which provides local contrast within the greater
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