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Harry Partch USA [1901-1974]
Group: Microtonal, Instrument builder
Short description: First to work systematically with microtonal scales. His earliest compositions were small-scale pieces to be intoned to instrumental backing; his later works were large-scale, integrated theater productions in which he expected each of the performers to sing, dance, speak, and play instruments. Ancient Greek theatre and Japanese Noh and kabuki heavily influenced his music theatre. Built a large number of unique instruments to play his just scales.
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The Music Of (1994)/01 - The Bewitched (1955) (10m)
The Music Of (1994)/02 - Castor And Pollux (1952) (16m)
The Music Of (1994)/03 - The Letter (1943) (3m)
The Music Of (1994)/04 - Windsong (1958) (12m)
The Music Of (1994)/05 - And On The Seventh Day Petals Fell In Petaluma (19631964) (36m)

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Rualark
2015-02-07 14:40:20

Two very different contemporary composers. Schaeffer is noise, tape looping, sound collage, electroacoustic. Partch is microtonal instrument builder, recordings are mostly chamber and live. (Partch, Schaeffer)

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