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(1901-1974) Partch was born in Oakland, California. In his late twenties he decided that Western music was headed in the wrong direction, and set out on a lonely path that led him to different tunings than those commonly in use. Since most contemporary instruments could not play his tunings, he invented and made new instruments. All of his surviving music is written for these instruments, most of which are one of a kind.

Resources in This Category

• Harry Partch

  http://musicalics.com/en/node/83646
  Musicalics entry features life, commentary on the infrequency of his works being performed, and his individualistic creativity.

• Harry Partch: An American Original

  http://www.corporeal.com/
  Official Site. Life and works of the iconoclast, theorist, instrument builder, raconteur, big-time crank, and one-time hobo. Entries by friends, coworkers, and associates under the auspices of the Harry Partch Foundation.

• Notes on Microtonal Composition

  http://www.rreid.net/tuning/partch_scale
  R.L. Reid's notes, including information on Partch.

• Yale University Press: Harry Partch

  http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300065213/harry-partch
  Biography.

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