Ron Nagorcka (born 1948) is an
Australian composer
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player. Nagorcka has been an important figure in the
Australian experimental music scene for some 40 years.
Since 1988 he has been living in
Tasmania
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, he has been creating a large body of works for sampled bird and animal sounds, conventional instruments, and
didjeridu
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, in large part using complex just intonation systems.
References
Biography of Ron Nagorcka at the Australian Music Centre*John Jenkins
Chapter 17
Melbourne, 1988.
External links
Ron Nagorcka's website
Australian male composers
Australian composers
1948 births
Living people
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