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Born on October 27, , in Texarkana, AR; died on August 10, , in Mexico City, Mexico; married Helen Rigby, ; divorced ; married Annette Margolis, ; divorced ; one son; married Yoko Seguira, ; one son: David.
Education: Studied at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music,
Composer Conlon Nancarrow produced a body of work that is among the most challenging in twentieth-century music.
Conlon nancarrow biography of michael
He composed work for the player piano, an instrument that was already old-fashioned when he took it up in It took nearly half a century for Studies for Player Piano--or their composer--to achieve general recognition among musicians or the public.
In , Nancarrow was not mentioned in the Biographical Dictionary of American Composers. Within a few years, however, musicians such as Gyorgy Ligeti were comparing Nancarrow to Anton Webern and Charles Ives. Describing Nancarrow's achievement, England's Independent wrote: "He took a predominantly entertainment medium as the vehicle for the mos