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Harry Partch (24 Jun 1901 - 03 Sep 1974)

Male Person - United States American composer and inventor

Releases (19)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 2 18 Nov 1997
  2. The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1 2004
  3. The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 3 2005

Album

  1. U.S. Highball 1946
  2. Plectra and Percussion Dances 1953
  3. And on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma 1966
  4. The World of Harry Partch May 1969
  5. Revelation in the Courthouse Park 1989
  6. 17 Lyrics of Li Po 21 Nov 1995
  7. The Bewitched (Members of the University of Illinois Musical Ensemble feat. conductor: John Garvey) 1997
  8. The Harry Partch Collection - Vol.1 1997
  9. Enclosure 5 1998
  10. The Wayward 2002
  11. Bitter Music 06 Dec 2011
  12. Plectra and Percussion Dances 14 Jan 2014

Album - Live

  1. Harry Partch, 1942 20 Aug 2021

Other - Compilation

  1. The Music of Harry Partch 1989
  2. The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 4: The Bewitched 1997

Bootleg

Album

  1. The Instruments of Harry Partch 2007

Relationships (1)

Romantically Involved With

  1. Ramón Novarro

Recordings by (248)

  1. U.S. Highball ?:?? (1946)
  2. Castor & Pollux - A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini ?:?? (1953)
  3. Ring Around The Moon - A Dance for Here and Now ?:?? (1953)
  4. Even Wild Horses - Dance Music for an Absent Drama ?:?? (1953)
  5. Verses 1 to 17 ?:?? (1966)
  6. Verses 17 to 34 ?:?? (1966)
  7. Daphne Of the Dunes 17:28 (May 1969)
  8. Barstow: Eight Hitchhiker Inscriptions From a Highway Railing at Barstow, California 9:20 (May 1969)
  9. Castor & Pollux: A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini: From Plectra & Percussion Dances 16:19 (May 1969)
  10. The Bewitched 9:48 (1989)
  11. Castor And Pollux 15:48 (1989)
  12. The Letter 2:58 (1989)
  13. Windsong 11:49 (1989)
  14. And On The Seventh Day Petals Fell In Petaluma 35:56 (1989)
  15. Chorus One 11:58 (1989)
  16. Scene One 12:36 (1989)
  17. Chorus Two 8:19 (1989)
  18. Scene Two 6:36 (1989)
  19. Chorus Three 11:27 (1989)
  20. Heavenly Daze 6:49 (1989)
  21. Scene Three 15:24 (1989)
  22. Chorus Four 6:48 (1989)
  23. Scene Four 7:50 (1989)
  24. Coda 3:40 (1989)
  25. The Long Departed Lover 1:30 (21 Nov 1995)
  26. On the City Street 0:38 (21 Nov 1995)
  27. An Encounter in the Field 0:53 (21 Nov 1995)
  28. The Intruder 1:14 (21 Nov 1995)
  29. On Ascending the Sin-Ping Tower 1:47 (21 Nov 1995)
  30. In the Springtime on the South Side of the Yangtze Kiang 3:32 (21 Nov 1995)
  31. The Night of Sorrow 1:46 (21 Nov 1995)
  32. On Hearing the Flute in the Yellow Crane House 1:58 (21 Nov 1995)
  33. On Hearing the Flute at Lo-Cheng One Spring Night (2) 1:46 (21 Nov 1995)
  34. A Dream 5:49 (21 Nov 1995)
  35. On Seeing Off Meng Hao-Jan 2:26 (21 Nov 1995)
  36. On the Ship of Spice-wood 3:09 (21 Nov 1995)
  37. With a Man of Leisure 1:09 (21 Nov 1995)
  38. A Midnight Farewell (2) 1:49 (21 Nov 1995)
  39. Before the Cask of Wine (2) 2:52 (21 Nov 1995)
  40. By the Great Wall 2:03 (21 Nov 1995)
  41. I am a Peach Tree 2:17 (21 Nov 1995)
  42. And on the Seventh Day, Petals Fell in Petaluma 4:14 (1996)
  43. The Wayward: I. U.S. Highball-A Musical Account of a Transcontinental Hobo Trip 14:07 (18 Nov 1997)
  44. The Wayward: II. San Francisco-A Setting of the Cries of Two Newsboys on a Foggy Night in the Twenties 2:35 (18 Nov 1997)
  45. The Wayward: III. The Letter 2:52 (18 Nov 1997)
  46. The Wayward: IV. Barstow-Eight Hitchhiker Incriptions From a Highway Railing at Barstow, California 10:04 (18 Nov 1997)
  47. The Bewitched: Prologue. The Lost Musicians Mix Magic 18:08 (1997)
  48. The Bewitched: Scene 1. Three Undergrads Become Transfigured in a Hong Kong Music Hall 5:29 (1997)
  49. The Bewitched: Scene 2. Excercises in Harmony and Counterpoint Are Tried in a Court of Ancient Ritual 5:07 (1997)
  50. The Bewitched: Scene 3. The Romancing of a Pathological Liar Comes to an Inspired End 5:31 (1997)
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On Recordings (20)

Instruments

  1. The Rose 1:38 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) guitar
  2. The Wind 1:38 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) plucked string instruments
  3. I Am a Peach Tree 1:23 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978) viola
  4. Before the Cask of Wine 2:10 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978) viola
  5. The Street 2:39 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) plucked string instruments
  6. The Intruder 1:09 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978) viola
  7. The Waterfall 1:03 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) guitar
  8. A Midnight Farewell 1:15 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978) viola
  9. Letter 2:53 Harry Partch, Donald Pippin, Ben Johnston, Betty Johnston (25 Oct 1994)
  10. Ulysses at the Edge of the World 6:42 David Reid, Dick Schleppe, Harry Partch, Danlee Mitchell () percussion, marimba

Vocals

  1. The Wind 1:38 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978)
  2. A Midnight Farewell 1:15 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978)
  3. The Street 2:39 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978)
  4. Before the Cask of Wine 2:10 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978)
  5. The Rose 1:38 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978)
  6. I Am a Peach Tree 1:23 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978)
  7. The Intruder 1:09 William Wendlandt, Harry Partch (1978)
  8. The Waterfall 1:03 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978)
  9. The Dreamer That Remains 10:27 Katherine Bjornson, Michael Crosier, Alexis Glatly, Mark Hoffman, Harry Partch, Emil Richards, Duane Lakin-Thomas, Danlee Mitchell, David Dunn, Jon Szanto, Francis Thumm, Ron Caruso, Dennis Dunn, Jean-Charles François, Jonathan Glasier, Randy Hoffman, Jack Logan (1978)
  10. Letter 2:53 Harry Partch, Donald Pippin, Ben Johnston, Betty Johnston (25 Oct 1994)

Credited as (14)

  1. Harry Partch
  2. John Cage, Lou Harrison, Lamonte Young, Harry Partch; John Schneider, Amy Shulman
  3. David Reid, Dick Schleppe, Harry Partch, Danlee Mitchell
  4. Harry Partch, Donald Pippin, Ben Johnston, Betty Johnston
  5. Harry Partch, John Cage
  6. Ben Johnston, Harry Partch
  7. William Wendlandt, Harry Partch
  8. Katherine Bjornson, Michael Crosier, Alexis Glatly, Mark Hoffman, Harry Partch, Emil Richards, Duane Lakin-Thomas, Danlee Mitchell, David Dunn, Jon Szanto, Francis Thumm, Ron Caruso, Dennis Dunn, Jean-Charles François, Jonathan Glasier, Randy Hoffman, Jack Logan
  9. Harry Partch; Kronos Quartet, David Barron
  10. Partch, Cage, LaBarbara, Drummond; New♭an𝅘𝅥𝅮
  11. Harry Partch; Partch
  12. Harry Partch, Danlee Mitchell
  13. Harry Partch, John Stannard, Danlee Mitchell
  14. Harry Partch; Ensemble of Unique Instruments, Danlee Mitchell

Works (59)

Revised

  1. Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales (1950)
  2. Daphne of the Dunes (1967)
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Composed

  1. Seventeen Lyrics by Li Po (1930 - 1933)
  2. Seventeen Lyrics by Li Po: The Intruder (1930 - 1933)
  3. Seventeen Lyrics by Li Po: Before the Cask of Wine (1930 - 1933)
  4. Seventeen Lyrics by Li Po: A Midnight Farewell (1930 - 1933)
  5. Seventeen Lyrics by Li Po: I Am a Peach Tree (1930 - 1933)
  6. The Letter (1943)
  7. Two Settings From Joyce’s “Finnegan's Wake” (1944)
  8. Two Settings From Joyce’s “Finnegan’s Wake”: No. 1. Isobel (1944)
  9. Two Settings From Joyce’s “Finnegan’s Wake”: No. 2. Annah the Allmaziful (1944)
  10. Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales (1946)
  11. Eleven Intrusions: The Waterfall (1949 - 1950)
  12. Eleven Intrusions: The Street (1949 - 1950)
  13. Eleven Intrusions (1949 - 1950)
  14. Eleven Intrusions: The Rose (1949 - 1950)
  15. Eleven Intrusions: The Wind (1949 - 1950)
  16. Ulysses at the Edge of the World (1955)
  17. Daphne of the Dunes (1958)
  18. Delusion of the Fury (1965 - 1966)
  19. Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats With Death and With Life Despite Death, on a Japanese Theme: Chorus of Shadows (1965 - 1966)
  20. Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats With Death and With Life Despite Death, on a Japanese Theme: The Pilgrimage (1965 - 1966)
  21. Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats With Life and With Life Despite Life, Based on an African Folk Tale: Arrest, Trial and Judgement (Joy in the Marketplace!) (1965 - 1966)
  22. Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats With Life and With Life Despite Life, Based on an African Folk Tale: Pray for Me Again — A STRANGE FEAR! (1965 - 1966)
  23. Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats With Death and With Life Despite Death, on a Japanese Theme: Pray for Me (1965 - 1966)
  24. Delusion of the Fury: Sanctus: An Entr’acte (1965 - 1966)
  25. Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats With Life and With Life Despite Life, Based on an African Folk Tale: The Quiet Hobo Meal (1965 - 1966)
  26. Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats With Life and With Life Despite Life, Based on an African Folk Tale: The Lost Kid (1965 - 1966)
  27. Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats With Life and With Life Despite Life, Based on an African Folk Tale: Time of Fun Together (1965 - 1966)
  28. Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats With Life and With Life Despite Life, Based on an African Folk Tale: The Misunderstanding (1965 - 1966)
  29. Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats With Death and With Life Despite Death, on a Japanese Theme (1965 - 1966)
  30. Delusion of the Fury: Exordium — The Beginning of a Web (1965 - 1966)
  31. Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats With Life and With Life Despite Life, Based on an African Folk Tale (1965 - 1966)
  32. Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats With Death and With Life Despite Death, on a Japanese Theme: Emergence of the Spirit (1965 - 1966)
  33. Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats With Death and With Life Despite Death, on a Japanese Theme: A Son in Search of His Father’s Face (1965 - 1966)
  34. Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats With Death and With Life Despite Death, on a Japanese Theme: Cry From Another Darkness (1965 - 1966)
  35. The Dreamer That Remains (1972)
  36. Barstow: Eight Hitchhikers’ Inscription From a Highway Railing at Barstow, California ( - 1955)
  37. U.S. Highball (A Musical Account of Slim’s Transcontinental Hobo Trip)
  38. Sonata Dementia ( - 1950)
  39. San Francisco
  40. Windsong ( - 1958)
  41. Study on Olympus' Pentatonic
  42. Study on Archytas' Enharmonic
  43. The Crane
  44. Lover
  45. Soldiers - War - Another War
  46. Vanity
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Lyrics

  1. U.S. Highball (A Musical Account of Slim’s Transcontinental Hobo Trip)
  2. The Dreamer That Remains
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Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1006342A
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119055651
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb124232929
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89626993
  5. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1140586
  6. http://brahms.ircam.fr/harry-partch
  7. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89626993
  8. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6d79jkm
  9. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/harry-partch

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/290305

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000480154

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663945/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/25404361

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201494

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_Partch_%26_Gourd_Tree.JPG