Kirk Nurock

Kirk Nurock (b. 1948) is a composer, arranger, and experimental musician known for his work.
Nurock was interviewed by Rowlf the Dog in the Winter 1984 issue of Muppet Magazine in relation to his 1983 Carnegie Hall concert performance of "Sonata for Piano and Dog." While Nurock was at the piano, Rowlf takes an equal interest in the canine soloist, a fox terrier named Emily. Nurock would reprise the piece on Late Night with David Letterman.
Nurock is a pianist who developed an interest in what he termed "natural sound" (produced by untrained voices not working from musical notes, to create rhythmic sounds). He expanded the concept to animals in the 1980s, including "Howl" (his first piece for dogs) and "Expedition, for Siberian Husky and Jazz Trio." In more mainstream work, Nurock orchestrated or arranged music for the Broadway musicals The Three Musketeers, Working, and The Madwoman of Central Park West, as well as creating environmental sound for The Little Prince and the Aviator (which closed during previews). He arranged the song "Three Little Words" for the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories.
==External links==
*Official site
*Discogs.com
*Internet Broadway Database
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