Conlon Nancarrow has written the most rhythmically complex music the world has ever known, so complex that it can only be realized on a mechanical player piano. His music has achieved international fame only recently, and this book details his life and compositional achievements.
Conlon Nancarrow has written the most rhythmically complex music the world has ever known, so complex that it can only be realized on a mechanical player piano. His music has achieved international fame only recently, and this book details his life and compositional achievements.
Preface 1. The music: general considerations 2. A biographical sketch 3. Foreshadowings: the early works 4. Blues years: the ostinato studies 5. Isorhythm: the numbers game 6. Canon: phase 1 7. Stretching time: the acceleration studies 8. Beyond counterpoint: the sound-mass canons 9. Synthesizing a language 10. After the player piano Notes Discography Select bibliography Scores Index.
Preface 1. The music: general considerations 2. A biographical sketch 3. Foreshadowings: the early works 4. Blues years: the ostinato studies 5. Isorhythm: the numbers game 6. Canon: phase 1 7. Stretching time: the acceleration studies 8. Beyond counterpoint: the sound-mass canons 9. Synthesizing a language 10. After the player piano Notes Discography Select bibliography Scores Index.
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