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Born: October 27, 1912 in Texarkana, AK
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: August 10, 1997 in Mexico City, Mexico
Genre: Avant-Garde

Biography:
Nancarrow composed some of the most rhythmically intricate music ever written, almost all of it for the player piano. Indeed, his music is so dense -- with multiple lines of counterpoint, contrasting tempi, and time signatures -- it's virtually incon ...More >>

Discography: Studies for Player Piano, Vol. 3-4 1992 Study No.15 (1950s), Transcribed for Piano Four-Hands by Yvar Mikhashoff in "Continuum 1991 Studies 1990 Studies for Player Piano, Vols. 1-5 1984 Complete Studies for Player Piano, Vol. 2 More >>

Similar Artists: James Tenney Karlheinz Stockhausen Harry Partch Elliott Carter More >>

Influenced By: Charles Ives Henry Cowell Igor Stravinsky More >> Followers: Dan Deacon Ernesto Martinez More >>

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