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A contemporary of register and in other works he sings long tones with gradually shifting vowels and Overtone s while moving through the performance space or performing repeated actions such as throwing himself onto his hands. Palestine's ''Strumming Music'' (1974) remains his best-known work. It features over forty-five minutes of Palestine forcefully playing two notes in rapid alternation, which slowly expand into clusters. He performed this on a nine-foot Bösendorfer grand piano with the sustain pedal depressed for the entire length of the work. As the music swells (and the piano gradually detunes), the Harmonics build and the listener can hear a variety of Timbres rarely produced by the piano. ''Strumming Music'' was also Palestine's first CD, released in 1991. Since then, several additional recordings (featuring Palestine on piano, organ, harmonium, and voice) from the 1970s—including new recordings of more recent works such as ''Schlingen-Blängen''—have become available. Palestine's performance style is ritualistic; he generally surrounds himself (and his piano) with Stuffed Animal s, smokes large numbers of Kretek (Indonesian clove cigarettes) and drinks Cognac . Noted music critic and scholar Kyle Gann named Palestine composer of the month in June 2005. REFERENCES
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