CXXXVIII. NANCARROW, Conlon: Study for Player Piano #23

CXXXVIII. NANCARROW, Conlon (1912-1997)

Study for Player Piano #23 (1961-65)
(5:42)

(See also: Study #37, Post XXXIV)

Study #37 featured a torrent of 12 different melodic lines.

This earlier study features only two -- and later three -- voices, moving independently from one another.

The higher voice accelerates and decelerates, while the bass voice remains steady. The third voice features 4- or 5-note figures, interjecting a kind of short, quirky motif.

The piece is relatively short, and ends with a kind of recapitulation of the initial segement.