Harry Partch

Quadrangularus Reversum, Harry Partch

Harry Partch (ur. 24 czerwca 1901, zm. 3 września 1974) - kompozytor amerykański, autodydakta, poświęcił się przede wszystkim muzyce, opartej na oryginalnych wizjach scenicznych, a często także na własnych tekstach, komponowanej na instrumenty, które sam budował, realizując wymarzony oryginalny system dźwiękowy.

Partch Diamante

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      3/2   7/5
   5/4   6/5   7/6
1/1   1/1   1/1   1/1
   8/5   5/3   12/7
      4/3   10/7
         8/7

Harry Partch: Partch Diamante 2

Dyskografia

Albumy

• The World of Harry Partch (Columbia Masterworks MS 7207 & MQ 7207, 1969, out of print) "Daphne of the Dunes", "Barstow", and "Castor & Pollux", conducted by Danlee Mitchell under the supervision of the composer.
• Delusion of the Fury (LP Columbia Masterworks M2 30576, 1971; CD Innova 406, 2001) "Delusion of the Fury", conducted by Danlee Mitchell under the supervision of the composer and "EXTRA: A Glimpse into the World of Harry Partch", composer introduces and comments on the 27 unique instruments built by him.
• Enclosure II (early speech-music works) (Innova 401)
• Enclosure V ("On a Greek Theme") (Innova 405)
• Enclosure VI ("Delusion of the Fury") (Innova 406)
• The Seventeen Lyrics of Li Po (Tzadik, 1995). ASIN B000003YSU.
• Revelation In The Courthouse Park (Tomato Records TOM-3004, 2003)

Video

• Enclosure I (Innova 400, VHS) Four films by Madeline Tourtelot
• Enclosure IV (Innova 404, VHS) "Delusion", "Music of HP"
• Enclosure VII (Innova 407, DVD) "Delusion", "Dreamer", Bonus Album, "Revelation"
• Enclosure VIII (Innova 399, DVD) Four Films by Madeline Tourtelot: "Music Studio," "Windsong," "U.S. Highball," and "Rotate the Body in All Its Planes," with "The Music of Harry Partch" KEBS-TV documentary, "Barstow" and "Castor and Pollux".
• Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy - Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley. Directed by Michael Blackwood. (1995)

Bibliografia

• Blackburn, Philip (1998). Harry Partch: Enclosure III. Saint Paul: Innova. ISBN 096565690X.
• Gilmore, Bob (1998). Harry Partch, A Biography, New Haven: Yale University Press.
• Partch, Harry (1974). Genesis of a Music. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 030680106X.
• Partch, Harry (1991). Bitter Music: Collected Journals, Essays, Introductions and Librettos, Champaign: University of Illinois Press.