Larry Polansky

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Born
16 October 1954
Born In
New York, New York, United States
Died
9 May 2024 (aged 69)
Born in 1954, Larry Polansky has a master's degree in mathematics and a PhD in music. One of the most talented composers currently working with computers in music, he pioneered the use of computer programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s to compose music and to interact with composers in generating music in real time. Polansky created the FORTH variant HMSL (Hierarchical Music Specification Language) which allows musical structures to be specified, generated and altered in real time. Recently he has rewritten HMSL as JMSL using the Javascript language so that it can be used … read more
Born in 1954, Larry Polansky has a master's degree in mathematics and a PhD in music. One of the most talented composers currently working with computers in music, he pioneered the use of computer programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s to compose music and to interact with composers… read more
Born in 1954, Larry Polansky has a master's degree in mathematics and a PhD in music. One of the most talented composers currently working with computers in music, he pioneered the use of computer programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s to compose music and to interact with composers in generating music in real time. Polansky created the FORTH variant HM… read more

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1 Sunday Organ Piece For Church Sunday Organ Piece For Church
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2 Larry Polansky: The Theory Of Impossible Melody Simple Actions/Rules of Compossibility
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3 Miwako Abe: Works For Violin by Antheil, Beyer, Cowell, Dodge, Crawford, Mahler, Polansky, and Wolpe Movement in E Major for John Cage
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4 Eskimo Lullaby Eskimo Lullaby
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5 Study: Baa Baa Birthday, have you any Star? Study: Baa Baa Birthday, have you any Star?
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Albums

  1. 318 listeners

    1 Dec 2002 · 15 tracks

    Four-Voice Canons
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  2. 95 listeners

    1 Jan 2008 · 6 tracks

    Larry Polansky: The Theory Of Impossible Melody
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  3. 65 listeners

    1989 · 7 tracks

    The Theory Of Impossible Melody
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  4. 64 listeners

    Jul 2010 · 17 tracks

    The World's Longest Melody
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