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Nancarrow’s Studies for Player Piano

Video September 12, 2014 Rachel Wells Hall

Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997) turned to player pianos because they could reproduce complicated rhythms that were impossible for a human to play precisely. He also used different types of symmetry to compose pieces such as this canon. These symmetries are visually evident in the rolls themselves.

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