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Harry Partch
Harry Partch
Born: Jun 24, 1901 in Oakland, CA
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Died: Sep 3, 1974 in San Diego, CA
Genre: Avant-Garde
Styles: Avant-Garde, Experimental, World Fusion, Microtonal, Modern Composition
Biography: Harry Partch grew up in Tombstone, AZ, and was taught by his family to play the clarinet, harmonica, reed organ, guitar. A self-taught composer, he rode the rails during the early Depression years. Partch was an original theorist on tuning systems, wrote the extraordinary book Genesis of a Music (1949), ...Read full biography
Delusion of the Fury
Delusion of the Fury
Released: 1999
Label: Innova
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Written from 1963-1969, this stage work in two parts is for singers, mimes, dancers and musicians playing on 25 of the beautiful microtonal instruments designed and built over the years by this legendary ...Read full review
And on the Seventh Day, Petals Fell on Petaluma/The Bewitched: Final Scene And
And on the Seventh Day, Petals Fell on Petaluma/The Bewitched: Final Scene And
Released: 1964
Label: Cri
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Composed in 1963-64 and revised in 1966, this delightful piece consists of 23 one-minute duets, which can be overdubbed in recording, or played by multiple instruments in live performance, making an additional ...Read full review
More Harry Partch albums: Main Albums (3), Compilations (10), DVD/Video (1)
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