Conlon Nancarrow

Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997) was an American-born composer best known for his Studies for Player Piano.

Born 1912, died 1997. Moved to Mexico in 1940 and lived there for much of his life. Best known for composing Studies for Player Piano using player-piano rolls and for exploring tempo canons and complex rhythmic structures.

DeBaser contains one review of Conlon Nancarrow's Studies by fusillo (rating 3). The review text is a note about handling HTML/text formats rather than a musical critique. Nancarrow is publicly known as the composer of Studies for Player Piano and for his work with player-piano rolls.

For:Listeners of contemporary/experimental classical music, researchers of 20th-century composition, and those interested in mechanical/pianola music.