Conlon Nancarrow
Composer
1912 – 1997
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Who was Conlon Nancarrow?
Conlon Nancarrow was an American-born composer who lived and worked in Mexico for most of his life. He became a Mexican citizen in 1955.
Nancarrow is best remembered for his pieces for the player piano, being one of the first composers to use auto-playing musical instruments, realising their potential to play far beyond human performance ability. He lived most of his life in relative isolation, and did not become widely known until the 1980s.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1912
Texarkana - Also known as
- Nancarrow, Conlon
- Samuel Conlon Nancarrow
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Mexico
- Profession
- Education
- Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
(1929 - 1932)
- Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Texarkana
- Mexico City
(1940 - 1997/08/10)
- Died
- Aug 10, 1997
Mexico City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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