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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. Yet Nancarrow's whirlwinds of notes, sometimes as many as eighty per second, are jazzy and infectiously joyous. The music he composed in almost complete isolation from 1940 on has only recently achieved international fame, and this is the first book to cover in detail Nancarrow's life and compositional achievements. The book includes analysis of sixty-five works and previously unpublished biographical information.Download Description
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. Yet Nancarrow's whirlwinds of notes, sometimes as many as eighty per second, are jazzy and infectiously joyous. The music he composed in almost complete isolation from 1940 on has only recently achieved international fame, and this is the first book to cover in detail Nancarrow's life and compositional achievements. The book includes analysis of sixty-five works and previously unpublished biographical information. ... Read more

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Essential for anyone serious about new musical resources
Conlon Nancarrow was a creative genious.Although quite possibly the most rhythmically complex and original music ever composed in its time, his music sounds pleasant enough to appeal to those who have no (vested)interest in the science of music.In addition to introducing the manbehind the music, this book provides a thorough and accurate analysis ofthe numerous rhythmic/melodic devices first used by Nancarrow.I believemany of the concepts (such as the hypermeasure) presented in this bookpoint toward the inevitable future of World Art Music.Reading this bookhas inspired numerous of my own compositions, as well as rhythm etudeswhich have liberated my sense of meter as a jazz improviser.This book isessential reading not only for Nancarrow enthusiasts, but also for thosesearching for new directions to explore, and those interested in theconvergence of Western Art Music and World Music (such as North Indianclassical). ... Read more

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Title: The Music of Conlon Nancarrow.
Author: Kathryn Bumpass
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v54Issue: n1Page: p95(2)

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on August 24, 1997. The length of the article is 681 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nancarrow: 1912-1997. (Conlon Nancarrow, compositor norteamericano)(TA: Conlon Nancarrow, Norh American composer)
Author: José Antonio Alcaraz
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 24, 1997
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Issue: n1086Page: p60(1)

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