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Larry Polansky (born 1954) is a
He co-wrote HMSL (Hierarchical Music Specification Language) with Phil Burk and
. He is the brother of novelist Steven Polansky.
* freeHorn (2017, Cold Blue Music)
* Three Pieces for Two Pianos (2016,
Larry Polansky (born 1954) is a composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
, guitarist
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, mandolin
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ist, and professor emeritus at Dartmouth College
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and the University of California, Santa Cruz
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. He is a founding member and co-director of Frog Peak Music Frog Peak Music is a composer's collective that produces and distributes experimental works, and functions as a home for its artists. It was co-founded in 1984 by Jody Diamond and Larry Polansky.
"Frog Peak Music is dedicated to exploring innovati ...
(a composers' collective)He co-wrote HMSL (Hierarchical Music Specification Language) with Phil Burk and
David Rosenboom
David Rosenboom (born 1947 in Fairfield, Iowa) is a composer-performer, interdisciplinary artist, author, and educator known for his work in American experimental music.
Rosenboom has explored various forms of music, languages for improvisation, ...
.
There are several recordings of his work, including an album of mensuration canons, ''Four-Voice Canons''. He also served as co-producer of ''Asmat Dream: New Music Indonesia, Vol. I''. He is the brother of novelist Steven Polansky.
New World Records
New World Records is a record label that was established in 1975 through a Rockefeller Foundation grant to celebrate America's bicentennial (1976) by producing a 100-LP anthology, with American music from many genres.Christian Wolff)
* Four Voice Canons (2002, Cold Blue Recordings)
* Change (2002, Artifact Recordings)
* ''Lonesome Road'' (2001, New World Records, featuring Martin Christ, piano)
* Simple Harmonic Motion (1994, Artifact Recordings)
"The Theory of Impossible Melody"
Liner notes essay.
Further reading
*Dunn, Davi"The Theory of Impossible Melody"
Liner notes essay.
New World Records
New World Records is a record label that was established in 1975 through a Rockefeller Foundation grant to celebrate America's bicentennial (1976) by producing a 100-LP anthology, with American music from many genres."Nature is the Best Dictator"
Liner notes essay.
Liner notes essay.
New World Records
New World Records is a record label that was established in 1975 through a Rockefeller Foundation grant to celebrate America's bicentennial (1976) by producing a 100-LP anthology, with American music from many genres.Larry Polansky's Dartmouth Page
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Larry Polansky at Arcane Candy
Larry Polansky Papers at New York University Fales Library & Special Collections
1954 births 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers American male classical composers American classical composers Dartmouth College faculty Living people Pupils of James Tenney 20th-century American guitarists 21st-century American guitarists Experimental Music Studios alumni 20th-century American composers American male guitarists 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians {{US-guitarist-stub