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Harry Partch

voc, zth, 1901-1974 US, Oakland, California
Composer of Classical

Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 – September 3, 1974) was an American composer, music theorist, and creator of musical instruments. He composed using scales of unequal intervals in just intonation, and was one of the first 20th-century composers in the West to work systematically with microtonal scales. He built custom-made instruments in these tunings on which to play his compositions, and described his theory and practice in his book Genesis of a Music (1947).

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Zyther
  • Viola
  • Guitar
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
  • Spoken Word
Plays With
Gate 5 Ensemble
Popular Tracks   
Eleven Intrusions I: Study on Olympos' Pentatonic on The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1 by Harry Partch & Gate 5 Ensemble
2 Studies on Ancient Greek Scales (Arr. J. Schneider for Guitar & Harp): No. 1, Olympos' Pentatonic on Just West Coast by Just Strings
Daphne of the Dunes on The World of Harry Partch by Harry Partch & Danlee Mitchell
Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales: 1) Olympos' Pentatonic 2) Archytas' Enharmonic on Early Music by Kronos Quartet
Barstow - Eight Hitchhiker Inscriptions from a Highway Railing at Barstow, California on The World of Harry Partch by Harry Partch & Danlee Mitchell
Eleven Instrusions II: Study on Archytas' Enharmonic on The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1 by Harry Partch & Gate 5 Ensemble
Castor & Pollux - A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini from Plectra & Percussion Dances on The World of Harry Partch by Harry Partch & Danlee Mitchell
Olympos’ Pentatonic - Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales on Ancient Greece: Musical Inspirations by Rody van Gemert
Delusion of the Fury: Exordium: The Beginning of a Web on Partch, H.: Delusion of the Fury by Harry Partch & Danlee Mitchell
Chromelodeon I on The World of Harry Partch by Harry Partch & Danlee Mitchell

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Harry Partch - a portraitHarry Partch2015Album
Plectra And Percussion DancesHarry Partch2014Album
Bitter MusicHarry Partch2011Album
The Instruments Of Harry PartchHarry Partch2007Album
Enclosure EightHarry Partch2007Album
Enclosure SevenHarry Partch2006Album
Harry Partch: U.S. HighballHarry Partch - Kronos Quartet With David Barron2003Album
The WaywardHarry Partch · Newband · Dean Drummond2002Album
Enclosure FiveHarry Partch1998Compil.
Enclosure 4: Harry PartchHarry Partch1997Single
The Harry Partch Collection Volume 3Harry Partch1997Compil.
The Harry Partch Collection Volume 1Harry Partch1997Compil.
The Harry Partch Collection Volume 2Harry Partch1997Compil.
Enclosure TwoHarry Partch1995Compil.
Enclosure 1Harry Partch1995Album
17 Lyrics Of Li PoHarry Partch1995Album
The Music Of Harry PartchHarry Partch1989Compil.
Revelation In The Courthouse ParkHarry Partch1989Album
The Music Of John Cage And Harry PartchHarry Partch / John Cage1978Album
Delusion Of The Fury - A Ritual Of Dream And DelusionHarry Partch1971Album
The World Of Harry PartchHarry Partch1969Album
The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait Of Harry PartchHarry Partch1969Single
And On The Seventh Day Petals Fell In PetalumaHarry Partch1966Album
From The Music Of Harry PartchHarry Partch1964Compil.
Excerpts from Water! Water! And Rotate The Body In All Its PlanesHarry Partch1962Album
The WaywardHarry Partch1962Album
Revelation In The Courthouse ParkHarry Partch1962Album
Thirty Years Of Lyrical And Dramatic MusicHarry Partch1962Album
The BewitchedHarry Partch1958Album
U.S. HighballHarry Partch1958Album
Partch CompositionsHarry Partch1951Album
Ten Settings Of Lyrics By Li PoHarry Partch1947Album
U.S. HighballHarry Partch1946Album
UntitledHarry PartchAlbum
Harry Partch DVDHarry PartchAlbum
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