Tibor Szemzo
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Tibor Szemző is a Hungarian
composer and flutist. He was a founding member of the Hungarian new music ensemble Group 180
(1978-1990) and writes primarily in the minimal
style. His current group, The Gordian Knot, was formed in 1998.
Szemző is also known for creating the musical soundtrack for a documentary on Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
. The musical piece, in its entirety, is entitled Tractatus
.
Recordings of Szemző's music have been released on the HPS, Hungaroton, and Leo labels.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
composer and flutist. He was a founding member of the Hungarian new music ensemble Group 180
Group 180
Group 180 was a Hungarian ensemble dedicated to the performance of new music, active from 1978 until 1990. The group achieved recognition for their performances and recordings of contemporary music in the minimal style...
(1978-1990) and writes primarily in the minimal
Minimalist music
Minimal music is a style of music associated with the work of American composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass. It originated in the New York Downtown scene of the 1960s and was initially viewed as a form of experimental music called the New York Hypnotic School....
style. His current group, The Gordian Knot, was formed in 1998.
Szemző is also known for creating the musical soundtrack for a documentary on Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He was professor in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947...
's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is the only book-length philosophical work published by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in his lifetime. It was an ambitious project: to identify the relationship between language and reality and to define the limits of science...
. The musical piece, in its entirety, is entitled Tractatus
Tractatus
Tractatus may refer to:* Tractatus de amore by Andreas Capellanus* Tractatus Astrologico Magicus, also known as the Aldaraia and the Book of Soyga, a 16th century Latin treatise on magic...
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Recordings of Szemző's music have been released on the HPS, Hungaroton, and Leo labels.