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Conlon Nancarrow

Conlon Nancarrow has been played on NTS in shows including Jameszoo Fool Radio, featured first on 20 August 2016. Songs played include Studies For Player Piano, Piece No. 2 For Small Orchestra (1986) and Study No. 7.

Conlon Nancarrow (b. October 27, 1912, Texarkana - d. August 10, 1997, Mexico City) was an American-born composer who lived most of his life in Mexico. Nancarrow is remembered almost exclusively for the pieces he wrote for the player piano. He was one of the first composers to use musical instruments as mechanical machines, utilising their capacity to play complex polyrhythms at tempos far beyond human performance ability….

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Studies For Player Piano
Conlon Nancarrow, Ensemble Modern, Ingo Metzmacher
BMG Classics, RCA Victor Red Seal1993
Studies For Player Piano
Conlon Nancarrow, Ensemble Modern, Ingo MetzmacherBMG Classics, RCA Victor Red Seal1993
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Piece No. 2 For Small Orchestra (1986)
Conlon Nancarrow, Continuum
Musicmasters1991
Piece No. 2 For Small Orchestra (1986)
Conlon Nancarrow, ContinuumMusicmasters1991
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Study No. 7
Conlon Nancarrow
1750 Arch Records1981
Study No. 7
Conlon Nancarrow1750 Arch Records1981
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Studies For Player Piano - Study #36
Conlon Nancarrow
New World Records1976
Studies For Player Piano - Study #36
Conlon NancarrowNew World Records1976
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Studies For Player Piano - Study #27
Conlon Nancarrow
New World Records1976
Studies For Player Piano - Study #27
Conlon NancarrowNew World Records1976
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Study For Player Piano No. 22
Conlon Nancarrow
WERGO1991
Study For Player Piano No. 22
Conlon NancarrowWERGO1991
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Study For Player Piano No. 20
Conlon Nancarrow
WERGO1991
Study For Player Piano No. 20
Conlon NancarrowWERGO1991
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Study For Player Piano No. 3a
Conlon Nancarrow
WERGO1991
Study For Player Piano No. 3a
Conlon NancarrowWERGO1991
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Sonata In E Minor (1932)
Steven Bryant, John Hilliard, Florence Price, Conlon Nancarrow, Cole Burger
MSR Classics2019
Sonata In E Minor (1932)
Steven Bryant, John Hilliard, Florence Price, Conlon Nancarrow, Cole BurgerMSR Classics2019
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