Trimpin, facing right, and Conlon Nancarrow, facing camera,standing, flanking a modified piano, (1993)

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Other Minds Festivals ➔ Trimpin, facing right, and Conlon Nancarrow, facing camera,standing, flanking a modified piano, (1993)

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Origin
John Fago
Identifier
IM.OM.FP.0001.015
Dates
1993-11-01/1993-11-30 | created
Work Type
Photographic print
Image Class
Composer & Performer Portraits
Image Series
OM01: Fago B&W Prints
Description
Trimpin (left) and Conlon Nancarrow (right) flanking a piano that has been modified by Trimpin so as to be able to play Nancarrow’s Studies for Player Piano. This photograph was taken prior to the 1st Other Minds Music Festival in Nov. 1993. Trimpin is a sculptor and composer who builds his own electronically controlled acoustic instruments, often using materials recycled from junkyards. A specialist in interfacing computers with traditional acoustic instruments, he has developed a myriad of methods for playing trombones, cymbals, pianos, and other instruments from a computer. He has also collaborated with Conlon Nancarrow, realizing that composer's piano roll compositions through various media.
Genres & Subjects
Group portraits--1990-2000
Men
Composers
Artists
Player pianos
Mechanical musical instruments
Image Ownership
John Fago
Photo Credits
John Fago
Related Event
Other Minds Festival 1
Related place
San Francisco (Calif.) (was created at)
Related Entities
Fago, John
Trimpin, 1951-
Nancarrow, Conlon, 1912-1997
Other Minds Festival