[silence] 1969: "The Music of Conlon Nancarrow"

[Thomas Gaudynski]

Hello David,

 From the information that I typed off of the Columbia Masterworks  
Stereo LP MS 7222 liner notes circa 1975 when I made a reel-to-reel  
copy of it from the Brown County Library in Green Bay, WI (sic):

"In 1960, Merce Cunningham choreographed a work for five dancers  
titled "Crises." The decor was by Robert Rauschenberg, and John Cage  
arranged six of Conlon Nancarrow's STUDIES FOR PLAYER PIANO (In order  
1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 6) as material accompaniment.

"Crises remained in the Cunningham Dance Company repertoire for five  
years. It was performed widely in the United States, and on a sixth- 
month world tour by the company in 1964. This prolonged exposure even  
to such a small part of Nancarrow's music has spawned a considerable,  
though rather arcane, legion of devotees.

"The STUDIES FOR PLAYER PIANO found their way to the Cunningham Dance  
Company through the efforts of John Edmunds who, in  the late 1960's,  
was with the American section of the New York Public Library. Edmunds  
had requested tape recordings from Nancarrow of the complete Studies  
and brought them to the attention of John Cage."

Info about the pieces, Etc.

No mention of of "being electronically varied in live performance"

That's what I know.

First time I heard Nancarrow. Wow.

Best Regards,

Thomas Gaudynski

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