Szigeti István
Composer
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1952
He studied composition under Sándor Szokolay and Miklós Kocsár, and graduated from the composition department of the Bartók Béla Specialized Secondary School of Music as a student of Miklós Kocsár. He studied electronic music under Zoltán Pongrácz.
Since 1975 he has been working for the Hungarian Radio, from 1982 as a musical aditor. In 1994 he was appointed to the artistic director of the electroacoustic Music Studio of the Hungarian Radio (HEAR Studio). Between 1986 and 1989 he headed the Young Composers Group in Budapest. Member of the presidium of Hungarian Composer's Union, and president of the László Lajtha Society. He is the artistic director of the International Summer meeting of electroacoustic Music (ISMEAM) in Sárvár, which was founded in 1997 also by him. In 1984 he was awarded the Kodály Scholarship, in 1999 the Lajtha Prize, in 2000 the Erkel Prize. In 1981 his Souvenir de K won a special prize at the International Composers Competition at the GMEB Electroacoustic Music Centre in Bourges and his ELKA was choosen there as one of the six most successful compositions by the 1984 jury.
Since 1975 he has been working for the Hungarian Radio, from 1982 as a musical aditor. In 1994 he was appointed to the artistic director of the electroacoustic Music Studio of the Hungarian Radio (HEAR Studio). Between 1986 and 1989 he headed the Young Composers Group in Budapest. Member of the presidium of Hungarian Composer's Union, and president of the László Lajtha Society. He is the artistic director of the International Summer meeting of electroacoustic Music (ISMEAM) in Sárvár, which was founded in 1997 also by him. In 1984 he was awarded the Kodály Scholarship, in 1999 the Lajtha Prize, in 2000 the Erkel Prize. In 1981 his Souvenir de K won a special prize at the International Composers Competition at the GMEB Electroacoustic Music Centre in Bourges and his ELKA was choosen there as one of the six most successful compositions by the 1984 jury.
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Slow and Lively" | Live and tape music | 2001 |
| 160 Characters | Live and tape music | 2004 |
| 96 | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Rapture of Transience | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2010 |
| AD(ri)A | Ensemble | 1997 |
| Apocrypha | Tape music | 2003 |
| Ave Maria | Female choir | 2006 |
| Ave maris stella | Female choir | 2004 |
| The Burning Dictionary | Female choir | 1989 |
| The Sounds of the Night | Live and tape music | 0 |
| Last Dream of the Old Mill | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Benedetto | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Excited | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| CORN-FLAKES | Live and tape music | 2007 |
| Capriccio | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| ChambEAR Music | Electroacoustic music | 1993 |
| Coloriage | Symphony orchestra | 0 |
| Coloriage No. 2 | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Concertino Aveirense | Tape music | 2002 |
| Concertino baroccheggiante | Concerto | 2019 |
| Contrabassissimo | Live and tape music | 2003 |
| Corpo di Bacco | Chamber Music | 2008 |
| Didgeridoo-Song | Live and tape music | 2006 |
| Dimensioni | Chamber orchestra | 1976 |
| Duettino | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2007 |
| Duos | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| Duos | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| E M | Live and tape music | 0 |
| ELKA | Electroacoustic music | 1981 |
| A Little Mosquito´s Life and ... | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| Memories | Multimedia | 0 |
| Etude | Electroacoustic music | 0 |
| F. Otto Ag. | Live and tape music | 1998 |
| Fallalla | Female choir | 1989 |
| Fantasy | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| Fragments | String orchestra | 2014 |
| Flute-Cello Duo | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Gestures | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| Thoughts on destitution | Stage work | 2019 |
| Hommage a Madarász | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| Hommage á Bruhns | String orchestra | 2019 |
| Hope and Hopeless | Electroacoustic music | 0 |
| Hostias | Solo voice(s) a cappella | 2004 |
| Hypostasis | Tape music | 2001 |
| Triple Concerto | Concerto | 0 |
| Three Songs | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2009 |
| Cantata No. 1 (My Lord, How Long Do You Forget About Me?) | Solo voice(s) with orchestra | 0 |
| Twins in the Mirror | Computer music | 1993 |
| Image | Electroacoustic music | 1982 |
| In flagranti | Mixed choir | 1979 |
| Jubilee Music | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 0 |
| Game | Electroacoustic music | 0 |
| KYCSYM | Tape music | 1996 |
| Kaleidoscope | Tape music | 0 |
| Cathedral (Hommage à Bach) | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| On Charon´s Flat Boat | Live and tape music | 2000 |
| Choral | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Can-Canon | Live and tape music | 0 |
| Impossibilities | Chamber Music | 2003 |
| L’homme armé echoes | Chamber Music | 2019 |
| L´adieu | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1980 |
| To Gy. L. for Fun | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| LUX | Electroacoustic music | 2007 |
| Breathlessness | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| Breath | Live and tape music | 2004 |
| Hungarian Etudes | Female choir | 1991 |
| Almost One Minute | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2006 |
| Memento, homo | Live and tape music | 2004 |
| Tale | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| Mirage Canariage | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2014 |
| Mother & Father | Tape music | 2003 |
| Mosaics | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Naijey | Chamber Music | 1991 |
| Nova Scotia | Instrumental solo | 2023 |
| Novecento | Orchestral work | 1998 |
| 25th November | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Organic Silhouettes | Multimedia | 0 |
| Shepherd´s Ballad | Live and tape music | 0 |
| Paraphrase on the D-flat Major Consolations by Liszt | Instrumental solo | 0 |
| Perpetuum Mobile | Live and tape music | 1995 |
| Piccolo Concertino | Chamber Music | 2023 |
| Dust Song | Solo voice(s) with ensemble | 1997 |
| Quartetto | Chamber Music | 2006 |
| Quasi | Electroacoustic music | 2007 |
| Rhapsody (Hommage a Kodály) | String orchestra | 0 |
| Hopeless | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Requiem | Solo voice(s), choir & orchestra | 2004 |
| Ritornelli | Instrumental solo | 1976 |
| Rolling Screes | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Antiquities | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| Short | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Sea Song | Electroacoustic music | 1984 |
| Souvenir de K. | Tape music | 1981 |
| Stabat Mater | Solo voice(s), choir & chamber ensemble | 0 |
| Sweeping | Instrumental solo | 2014 |
| Tempophonie | String orchestra | 1985 |
| Terza prattica | Chamber Music | 0 |
| That´s for You | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| The Clown | Instrumental solo | 1985 |
| The Life of a Little Gnat and | !to be determined | 0 |
| Tiszavirág | Choir a cappella | 1998 |
| Toccata nostalgica | Tape music | 2001 |
| Trasfigurazioni per due pianoforti | Chamber Music | 1985 |
| The Adventures of Trebor Piák | Live and tape music | 0 |
| Trio | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Fragments from the Sárvár Mass | Female choir | 2002 |
| Mister Cricket | Live and tape music | 0 |
| Vari-játékok | Chamber Music | 0 |
| Flower Song | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 2006 |
| Saint Vitus Dance | Live and tape music | 0 |
| Vungec Songs of Magic | Electroacoustic music | 0 |
| I´m Waiting | Female choir | 1974 |
| Why Not? | Chamber Music | 1987 |
| Psalm | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 0 |
| Zsu | Instrumental solo | 2011 |
| Shadows | Live and tape music | 2000 |
| Perpetual Motion | Instrumental solo | 2007 |
| Autumn | Female choir | 1994 |