Klarinet Archive - Posting 000130.txt from 1996/03

From: "George E. Landis" <gel@-----.NET>
Subj: Correct pronounciation of Ligeti
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 17:18:46 -0500

Since I've no doubt that clarinetists are also masters of the language
(English and Hungarian, in this case), help me with a dispute:
My quintet is performing the Six Bagatelles by Gy@-----. I=
s
Ligeti pronounced
Ligeti as in ligeti-split, or Ligeti as in spaghetti. Sorry for the
silliness of this, but we can't find a native Hungarian in our midst.
Thanks.