Lately, I've been listening to his compositions.
You have to keep an open mind to his music because of its complexity.
I love the fact that he switches tempos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm-sGubL9Ag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d2gR3gqZDU

He does some pretty wild stuff, a lot of crazy mathematical rhythms going on. I once heard a CD of a piano duo playing his compositions. Impressive, but not the same ;)

I'm glad someone love this like I do. I've showed it to my teacher and he didn't like it because it to him sounded like child at the piano. To me, I think it's to advance for child to imitate by luck.

Anyways, what is the cd that played it?

This is the CD http://www.amazon.com/Conlon-Nancarrow-Stu...3105701&sr=1-10

Yeah, I got exposed to stuff like this when I as in school. A friend of mine was studying electronic music and showed it to me. When you think about it, this could be considered a type of electronic music.

Yes, it could because Nancarrow is using a player-piano. I do wonder if he ever played the piano ever since he started using the piano player.

Thanks for CD name. I might buy it. cost a lot compared to other cds. But worth it.

Hmmm... Definitely not for me. No offence intended of course. Sounds like he's hitting all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order!! ;)

I don't know if he played piano, but he started with the player piano stuff when he moved to Mexico. Before that he was a "normal" composer for lack of a better term.

Not taken, ID.
You really have to have an open ear for music like this.
It's kinda like Bebop.
Heh. My dad told me today that once there was a guy playing so fast at a jazz concert that some screamed.

Thanks man, we're cool!! I just don't get all the discordant/atonal stuff (except when Cacophony, pun intended, used it). I come fom a family full of musicians (yawn!!!), My Dad's a multi-instumentalist and I have an aunt and cousin who are successful church organists, others are classical pianists(zzzzz!!!), guitarists etc including immediate family members( bordering on ostentatious now but true :lol: ) so I hope you can appreciate that I am into the more structured form of Classical/and in my case Baroque music. This stuff by Nancarrow is akin to Modern Art for me and I just don't get Modern Art I'm afraid. Doesn't mean it's not got some aesthetic quality to the right observer/listener, just not me. All boils down to your own opinion and that's what matters mate. Here endeth the lesson/rant!! ;)

Man, I would kill to have a family like yours. I barely have any musicians in my family. I have a blues player uncle but he works too much so he doesn't play a lot. My mother used to be pianist back in NY. But she stopped because she didn't have a piano at home. And I have a classical loving gecko. Lolz. I'm not kidding she loves it.

FWIW atonal music is pretty tough to get into. I'm not gonna pretend that I listen to this kinda stuff all the time.

It helps to get into the minds of these guys a bit...the 20th century was a very special time historically and it affected how the arts were approached. I recently read the book The Rest is Noise which does a great job of describing this music in the context it was being created in.

Anyway, my favorite composers are the ones that take the atonal and dissonant stuff but are still relatively tonal. Like Shostakovich and Bartok.

Also Schnittke, check this shit out, one of my fave pieces:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNKWoo9Fe40

Hmm I'll suggest my library to the book. Each time I did they got the book I suggested.
I'm kinda new to atonal music. I have no clue how to make it and just heard about the term 2 weeks ago when I got my music dictionary.

As for the song, Man, I love it.
Have you checked out Marshall Harrison playing some classical songs?

I think I saw him playing some Shostakovich once, but haven't really heard much.

Well I'm sure you'll like him because he's like you. He transpose classical music to the guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/user/RozarSmacco

Oh yeah, check out this lesson he did. It changed my view completely about legato.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTI2s4svE2s