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Larry Polansky: The Theory of Impossible Melody
Larry Polansky
Larry Polansky: The Theory of Impossible Melody
Genres: Pop, Classical
 
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Amongst the lineages of knowledge that Larry Polansky (b. 1954) has woven together in his creative work, as both a composer and theorist, have been mathematics, intonation theory, cybernetics, systems theory, artificial in...  more »

     
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All Artists: Larry Polansky
Title: Larry Polansky: The Theory of Impossible Melody
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: New World Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 1/6/2009
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 093228068426

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Amongst the lineages of knowledge that Larry Polansky (b. 1954) has woven together in his creative work, as both a composer and theorist, have been mathematics, intonation theory, cybernetics, systems theory, artificial intelligence, musicology (both Western and non-Western), American Sign Language, and Jewish mysticism. He has combined these and many other fields of study together into some of the most important music written by anyone of his generation while retaining his status as the composer who is most worthy of being called a true theorist. His music is one of the most successful, and rare, examples of a confluence between two, generally conflicting, 20th-century musical streams. Like his mentor, James Tenney and many other late 20th-century experimental masters who were inspired by the aesthetic innovations of Cage Polansky creates musical expositions of phenomenal reality. Sometimes these are based in psychoacoustic science and sometimes they are grounded in mathematical formalisms. Sometimes they explore both at once. What he also manages to do and this is where he succeeds at the above mentioned confluence is so often reveal these concepts within an expressive musical frame that is strongly linked to more traditional musical values.

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Essential Electronic Music
Allan J. Cronin | Alameda, CA | 02/10/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Electronic music is a difficult category to grasp and frequently difficult to listen to. But if you are interested in intelligent classical electronic music this album by one of America's finest living composers will be a welcome addition to your library. This is music with real substance that rewards the listener and its layers of meaning are revealed with repeated listenings.

Complex music excellently executed and recorded.

And if you want more you should check out Larry Polansky's free downloads of scores and music by him and some of his colleagues available from his website. Polansky is a professor of music at Dartmouth. He is also a founding member of the Frog Peak Music Collective which sells books, scores and CDs of many excellent artists like himself."