Harry Partch - Delusions of the fury Pt1

"In his long-awaited masterwork, "Delusion of the Fury: A ritual of dream an delusion", he rises above all attempts at descriptive containment and becomes quite simple heroic. "Delusion of the Fury," proceeding from tragedy to comedy, is nothing less than the full, ritualistic expression, in vocal, instrumental and corporeal terms, of the reconciliation by the living both with death and with life. It is a total Partch statement, incorporating voices, mime, his celebrated instruments, dance, lighting and staging, all working to express this philosophical concept." -Eugene Paul

"STATEMENT : Words cannot proxy for the experience of knowing -- of seeing and hearing. The concept of this work inheres in the presence of the instruments on stage, the movements of musicians and chorus, the sounds they produce, the actuality of actors, of singers, of mimes, of lights; in fine, the actuality of truly integrated theater. These introductory pages consist largely of technical data. They contain no argument, no exposition. I feel that the only investigation that has genuine integrity is the seen and heard performance." -Harry Partch

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[Bulletproofmask7]

I've been trying to tab this song out. I think it's in 'Drop D' or something.

[gotbass7]

its difficult to listen to other music after listening to partchs work

[lxw0052]

My Lord. Partch's "Delusion" brings me back to the mid 80's, the first time I heard this piece. In fact, I nearly forgot about this piece, since I haven't heard it since college.

Sp thanks for sharing.

My initial exposure was in a music appreciation class which, thankfully, did not stop at Berg, Stravinsky and Ives, but pushed into the contemporary. I was so intrigued, the poor college student I was actually purchased the vinyl.

[19BARD85]

where can i buy one of those hats?

[19BARD85]

@TheMusicolophile dude i have no idea what u said but i'd be happy if people were listening to my music as well

[TheArtistIsStarving]

gripping.... excessively gripping.

[TheMusicolophile]

@innovadotmu But in a strange twist of irony, it is this copyright infringement that will, most likely, lead more to buy the Series you were mentioning. Despite its apparent moral ambiguity, Youtube (or the users of Youtube) seem to do a great job of proliferating items of interest without forcing the listener to partake of relinquishing an iota of their own personal capital. Youtube is assuredly ahead of its time in rebuking the capitalist endeavor. Harry's probably happy people are watching.

[DeadRavers]

@Bulletproofmask7 its actually drop D and a fifth...of Jack Daniels

[badazzpresidents23]

@badazzpresidents23 I can go back to zappa but that's about it lol

[badazzpresidents23]

@gotbass7 Yeah, i feel the same after I listen to Partch, Zappa, Miles Davis, and just a handful of other greats...

[badazzpresidents23]

@gotbass7 I agree...I honestly can't even go back to the other best modern composers.