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Hamund

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Piano programmer?!
#984049 - 24/04/12 08:41 PM

Conlon Nancarrow - Piano programmer/composer extraordinaire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8luthj74xqI

"The stuff is fantastic... You've got to hear it. It'll kill you." —Frank Zappa

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tacitus

Joined: 04/02/08
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Re: Piano programmer?! new

[Re: Hamund]
#984117 - 25/04/12 08:08 AM

I was blown away the first time I heard Nancarrow; then, after a few more encounters I got a bit blase until I heard a pianist actually playing what Nancarrow had programmed and was thought to be unplayable by mere humans. Then I was REALLY blown away.

But yes, it's great stuff, nearly as impressive as Art Tatum at full bore which you would swear was four hands at the piano.

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Chaconne

Joined: 21/02/05
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Loc: Oxford

Re: Piano programmer?! new

[Re: Hamund]
#984244 - 25/04/12 03:59 PM

You can definately hear Nancarrow in Zappa, and he was obviously pretty happy with his Synclavier - pretty much his digital multitimbral player piano.

He felt he didnt have to put up with pesky musicians anymore - after demanding - and generally getting so much from them.

I'm not sure about Nancarrow myself though, sometimes it just sounds like sped up MIDI files, which it sort of is....but its more likely true that there is more music in there that my lesser brain can handle.

I took the time to listen to some of his 'normal' work and he was obviously a formidable talent- I apologise to Frank for not doing this years ago.

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