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Marcel Duchamp Piano Roll
By Colin Hinz

> From: Wolfgang Heisig
> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 97 10:38 MET DST
> Subject: Phonola Concert
        [snip]
> The programme:
>
> 1. Lecture:  "The Mechanical Piano -- Composers and Compositions"
> 2. Concert:
>  - Ernst Toch: The Juggler
>  - Marcel Duchamp: Erratum Musical
>  - Conlon Nancarrow: Studies No. 6, 16, 26, 36
>  - Wolfgang Heisig: Heislvertonungen [Heisl-Settings], Premiere
>  - Tom Johnson: Full Rotation of 60 Note Through 36 Positions,
>      with projected slides
>  - James Tenney: Spectral Canon for Conlon Nancarrow
>  - Gavin Bryars: Out of Zaleski's Gazebo,  Premiere of a
>      setting for mechanical piano

Am I reading the right?  Did Marcel Duchamp actually compose/arrange/
perforate a roll?!?!

More info, please...

Colin Hinz * ASFi Music Works * asfi@interlog.com * (416) 516-8686 *

 [ I believe that Wolfgang Heisig arranged and perforated all of
 [ the music rolls which were performed at the concert (I'm not
 [ sure about the Nancarrow Studies).  -- Robbie



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