Editing Larry Polansky (section)

==Biography==
The brother of the writer Steven Polansky, Polansky read mathematics and music at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] (UCSC), graduating in 1977.<ref name="UCSCobit"/>  He served on the faculty of [[Dartmouth College]] and held the title of Emeritus Strauss Professor of Music upon his retirement from Dartmouth.  He subsequently returned to UCSC and served on the UCSC music faculty from 2013 to 2019.<ref name="UCSCobit"/>  He was 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 ''Four-Voice Canons'' (an album of [[prolation canon|mensuration canons]]). He served as co-producer of ''Asmat Dream: New Music Indonesia, Vol. I''.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Polansky was previously married to ethnomusicologist and performer [[Jody Diamond]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arts & Artists: Larry Polansky, Composer, Hanover, NH |url=https://www.nh.gov/nharts/artsandartists/2007%20Fellows/larrypolansky.htm |website=New Hampshire State Council on the Arts |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> Music historian and musician Amy C. Beal was his long time partner and frequent musical collaborator.<ref>{{cite web |title=These Are the Generations Liner Notes |url=https://nwr-site-liner-notes.s3.amazonaws.com/80819.pdf|access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>

Polansky died on May 9, 2024, at the age of 69.<ref name="UCSCobit">{{cite news | url=https://news.ucsc.edu/2024/05/in-memoriam-larry-polansky.html | title=In Memoriam: Larry Polansky | work=UCSC News Center (University of California Santa Cruz) | author=Gaby Messino | date=2024-05-23 | accessdate=2024-05-24}}</ref>