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Festival: The Music of Conlon NancarrowProgramme
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 21 (Canon X) | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Piece no.2 for small orchestra | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 6 (arr. Mikhashoff) | |
| Cage, John (1912-1992) | Five | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 5 (arr. Mikhashoff) | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 26 (arr. Rogers) | |
| Tenney, James (1934-2006) | Spectral Canon for Conlon Nancarrow | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Toccata for violin and player piano | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Piece no.1 for small orchestra | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Piece for Tape (arr. Murcott) | |
| Ligeti, György (1923-2006) | Continuum for Harpsichord | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 49a | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 49a (arr. John Ashton Thomas) | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 49b (arr. John Ashton Thomas) | |
| Nancarrow, Conlon (1912-1997) | Player Piano Study no. 49c (arr. John Ashton Thomas) | |
The London Sinfonietta celebrates the works of 20th-century musical maverick Conlon Nancarrow. A former soldier in the Spanish Civil War, Nancarrow spent most of his life in Mexico exploring intricate rhythmic designs only playable by mechanical instruments. This event highlights existing and new arrangements of his jazzy and hyperkinetically energetic music, plus György Ligeti's Pieces for Wind Quintet.