The Music of Conlon Nancarrow |
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| Author:
| Gann, Kyle |
| Contribution by:
| Whittall, Arnold |
| Series title: | Music in the Twentieth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02807-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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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 realised on a mechanical player piano. Yet Nancarrow's whirlwinds of notes, sometimes as many as 80 per second are jazzy and infectiously joyous. The music he composed in almost complete isolation from 1940 has achieved international fame only recently, and this is the first book detailing his life and compositional achievements. It includes analysis of 65 works and...
More DescriptionConlon Nancarrow has written the most rhythmically complex music the world has ever known, so complex that it can only be realised on a mechanical player piano. Yet Nancarrow's whirlwinds of notes, sometimes as many as 80 per second are jazzy and infectiously joyous. The music he composed in almost complete isolation from 1940 has achieved international fame only recently, and this is the first book detailing his life and compositional achievements. It includes analysis of 65 works and previously unpublished biographical information.