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Harry Partch - BBC Documentary - Part 1 of 6

Part 1 of a documentary about the composer Harry Partch who invented his own compositional method using a 43-tone scale and many instruments that he built by hand.  
 
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GehennaNL (4 days ago) Show Hide
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cool guy, I also am curious about that beck EP/single which is a homage to him
IpkisStanley (1 week ago) Show Hide
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even though in other cultures they had been using microtones WAY before that!
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i had similar problem for a while, revoltz. you should work on accepting music that is unlike how you want to make your music. analyze it, and compare to things to you do like. you'll find more similarities than you might think. there are probably elements in partch's music that make others love it that are in the music that makes you love it. as for microtonality as a basis for melody and not an effect (which you should really consider), check out Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 13 at high volume
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Does anybody know what recording of "two studies on ancient greek scales" is at the beggining and if it can be found?
CrazeET (1 month ago) Show Hide
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I believe they're on "The Works of Harry Partch, Volume 1".
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when i was a kid and i used to play on my nan's piano, i always thought that they used every single key, so when she used to show me chords and things it never made any sense, and it still doesnt really. I guess thats why i like Harry Partch.
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Accisma (3 months ago) Show Hide
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I'm sorry, I posted that reply without realising you were a racist troll from reading your other posts. I apologise if you were under the false impression I wish to engage in discussion with you or hear your racist rantings about how music makes the white man superior.
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Your name-calling is not an accepted scientific technique in journals.  Please, then, explain, how the other musics are our equals.
Accisma (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Oh I'm sure he agreed that it was practical, but practicality is almost no reason at all when it comes to aesthetics. With that, I agree with him. And it seems he was right - with the advent of computer music (although music made using computers would no doubt horrify him!) 12 TET can become just one tool of many. Practicality won't come into it.

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