Harry Partch (1901–1974)
Author of Genesis Of A Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its Fulfillments
Works by Harry Partch
Genesis Of A Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its Fulfillments (1973) 139 copies
Bitter Music: Collected Journals, Essays, Introductions, and Librettos (Music in American Life) (1991) 21 copies, 1 review
Associated Works
Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones: Experimental Musical Instruments (1996) — Contributor — 54 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1901-06-24
- Date of death
- 1974-09-03
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Southern California (attended)
- Occupations
- composer
music theorist
creator of musical instruments - Organizations
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Awards and honors
- Carnegie Corporation grant
Guggenheim grant (1935) - Relationships
- Johnston, Ben (student)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Oakland, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Benson, Arizona, USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Sausalito, California, USA
Petaluma, California, USA
San Diego, California, USA - Place of death
- Encinitas, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
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Reviews
Bought in London at HMV, Oxford Street. I have only the haziest memory of when I first heard of this guy. I believe that it was Tony Visconti, my oft-times producer, who clued me in. A madman of sorts and certainly a onetime hobo, Partch set about inventing and making dozens of the most extraordinary instruments. (When was the last time you saw someone playing the Bloboy, the Eucal Blossom, or the Spoils of War? How do you tune a Spoils of War?, I wonder.) Then, between the 1930s and the show more 1970s, he wrote wondrous and evocative compositions for them, his subjects ranging from mythology to days riding the trains during the Depression. Delusion represents the best overview of what Partch got up to. By turns creepy as hell and positively rocking. Having chosen a musical path that departed from the mainstream composers, he laid the ground for people like Terry Riley and La Monte Young. show less
Bitter Music: Collected Journals, Essays, Introductions, and Librettos (Music in American Life) by Harry Partch
Bitter Music music itself gets five stars. If you read between the lines you get one of the most revealing artist bios ever.The other essays fluctuate between two and three stars.
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- Works
- 56
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 219
- Popularity
- #102,098
- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
- 39
- ISBNs
- 7