submit a 2000 words paper on the topic Conlon Nancarrow’s Career and His Relation to Player Piano.
Hi, need to submit a 2000 words paper on the topic Conlon Nancarrow’s Career and His Relation to Player Piano. However, it seems that the involvement of technology in the work of Nancarrow has not been standardized during the composer’s life. For certain periods, the work of Nancarrow reflects a strong dependency on technology while in other periods the alignment of the composer’s work with the advances of technology has been less clear. The research developed for this paper is based on qualitative research. Secondary sources, mainly books, have been used for highlighting the various aspects of the issue under discussion. At the same time, an interview that the composer has given to Bruce Duffie on 12 October of 1987 has been employed so that any potential gaps in regard to this paper’s subject are effectively covered.
Innovation is a key characteristic of art. In the work of Nancarrow, innovation is reflected in the following fact: the composer used to apply a rather’ unconventional method for creating music’ (Becker 245). Unlike other composers of his era, Nancarrow has been able to ‘create music for piano by punching holes directly into the piano roll’ (Becker 245). The use of the above method has allowed Nancarrow to incorporate in his work certain unique features, such as ‘the chromatic glissando’ (Becker 245). However, the above feature cannot be used effectively unless it is combined with changes in the relationship between composers and performers (Becker 246). Reference is made in particular to the improvement of communication and cooperation between performers and composers, but also to the skills of performers (Becker 246). Indeed, the latter need to be able to understand and perform the music piece appropriately, respecting the features of the music piece as developed by its creator, the composer (Becker 246). .
