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Larry Polansky (born 1954) is a composer, guitarist, mandolinist, and professor emeritus at Dartmouth College and the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a founding member and co-director of Frog Peak Music (a composers' collective): . He co-wrote HMSL (Hierarchical Music Specification Language) with Phil Burk and David Rosenboom.

There are several recordings of his work, including an album of mensuration canons, Four-Voice Canons. He also served as co-producer of Asmat Dream: New Music Indonesia, Vol. I ().

He is the brother of novelist Steven Polansky.

Discography[1]

• freeHorn (2017, Cold Blue Music)
• Three Pieces for Two Pianos (2016, New World Records)
• The World's Longest Melody (2010, New World Records, featuring Zwerm guitar quartet)
• The Theory of Impossible Melody (1990, Artifact Recordings; 2008 Reissue on New World Records)
• Trios (2004, Pogus CDs, with Douglas Repetto, Tom Erbe, Chris Mann, Christian Wolff)
• Four Voice Canons (2002, Cold Blue Recordings)
• Change (2002, Artifact Recordings)
• Lonesome Road (2001, New World Records, featuring Martin Christ, piano)
• Simple Harmonic Motion (1994, Artifact Recordings)

Further reading

• Dunn, David "The Theory of Impossible Melody". Liner notes essay. New World Records.
• Beal, Amy C. "Nature is the Best Dictator". Liner notes essay. New World Records.

References

External links

• Larry Polansky's Dartmouth Page
• Frog Peak Artist: Larry Polansky
• Larry Polansky at Arcane Candy
• Larry Polansky Papers at New York University Fales Library & Special Collections

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