Composer Quiz

Conlon Nancarrow MEX [1912-1997]
Group: Mechanical piano
Short description: Punching machine (piano). Blues.

Played 10 of 10 tracks for this composer (total 119 answers). Played blocks map:

(01) Antheil - Three 2-part studies - I. Presto (1m)

(02) Antheil - Three 2-part studies - II. Andantino (2m)

(03) Antheil - Three 2-part studies - III. Allegro (1m)

(04) Antheil - Prelude (Allegro molto) (1m)

(05) Antheil - Blues (Slow Blues Tempo) (2m)

Study for Player Piano No. 33 (7m)

Study for Player Piano No. 1 (2m)

Study for Player Piano No. 34 (5m)

Study for Player Piano No. 35 (9m)

Study for Player Piano No. 36 (3m)

Last comments for this composer:

Rualark
2015-02-07 14:22:36

Two contemporary composers, having little in common. Both have piano pieces that will be most difficult to compare. Stockhauzen piano sounds like expressive chaos and Nancarrow sounds like a machine or broken blues. (Stockhausen, Nancarrow)

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