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orinoco
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response 25 of 205:
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Mar 12 21:31 UTC 1997 |
yah. what he said.
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krj
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response 26 of 205:
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Mar 14 02:46 UTC 1997 |
An Alta Vista search on "harry partch" did indeed turn up some
interesting things. There are three recent recordings of Partch
material by other musicians. Two of them are of pieces I already
have -- "Barstow" and "Daphne of the Dunes", from the wonderful
old Columbia LP THE WORLD OF HARRY PARTCH. But I'll probably
try to get these new recordings anyway. They were offered by
an online retailer specializing in "experimental" music, and I've
forgotten the URL, darn it.
There's also a comprehensive Harry Partch web site under
construction down in San Diego.
One of the characteristics of Partch's music which I have not yet
mentioned is his accessibility. I got interested in his music
when I was 14, and hardly a musical progressive.
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mziemba
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response 27 of 205:
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Mar 19 12:02 UTC 1997 |
Excellent! I like him, already, for all those reasons...
I am going out to look for more about this fellow!
Thank you for all the details!
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mziemba
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response 28 of 205:
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Mar 21 13:32 UTC 1997 |
View hidden response.
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mziemba
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response 29 of 205:
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Mar 21 13:34 UTC 1997 |
View hidden response.
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mziemba
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response 30 of 205:
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Mar 21 13:46 UTC 1997 |
I just managed to find _The Music of Harry Partch_. Wow. I'm impressed!
So was a friend of mine. That's two more Partch fans...
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krj
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response 31 of 205:
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Mar 21 15:31 UTC 1997 |
re: the expurgated responses: you are *such* a perfectionist... :)
I wonder what it would take to get Sony to either reissue, or
license to CRI, the WORLD OF HARRY PARTCH album from the early 1970s?
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mziemba
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response 32 of 205:
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Mar 21 19:40 UTC 1997 |
In pursuit of Harry Partch recordings, the other day, I managed to
discover an interesting set that can be ordered called _Historic
Speech-Music Recordings from the H. Partch Archives_. It's a several-disc
set that seems to include complete versions of about four to six pieces.
The price runs about $75, though...
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orinoco
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response 33 of 205:
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Mar 23 17:53 UTC 1997 |
Does anyone know if Partch's GENESIS OF A MUSIC is still in print? I can't
find it anywhere, and the library wants their copy back or they're going to
come after me with large pointy objects.
mziemba--what pieces of his are on that album? I think I know the one you're
talking about, but I'm not sure.
Also, I belive there's a Kronos Quartet recording of an arrangement of
Barstow. Purists would hate them for not using the original instruments, but
it's there. I haven't heard it myself, so I don't know if it's any good.
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mziemba
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response 34 of 205:
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Mar 23 19:43 UTC 1997 |
Oh, so *you're* the one who has it out. I went looking for it the other
day, delighted to find that the library carried it. Unfortunately
*someone* had it checked out. Now it looks like I won't even get a crack
at it? Harrumph...
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mziemba
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response 35 of 205:
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Mar 23 19:53 UTC 1997 |
It looks like Partch's _Genesis of a Music_ is put out by Da Capo publishers,
responsible for some fairly astute books on music. Da Capo's still around,
and I see no reason why this would be any more obscure than other material
on their roster, so I'm guessing it's still available.
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krj
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response 36 of 205:
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Mar 24 15:01 UTC 1997 |
Amazon.com shows GENESIS OF A MUSIC as "Publisher Out Of Stock."
Poot.
They also list a title I had not seen:
BITTER MUSIC: collected Journals, Essays, Introductions and
Librettos
edited by Thomas McGeary, $45.
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orinoco
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response 37 of 205:
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Mar 28 21:54 UTC 1997 |
What? I thought he had lost Bitter Music.
If I recall correctly from GRENESIS, (which is back at the library now,
Mark), he had kept a journal as a hobo called Bitter Music, but then lost it.
Did someone find it, or did he reuse the title?
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mziemba
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response 38 of 205:
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Mar 29 08:22 UTC 1997 |
Wonderful! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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raven
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response 39 of 205:
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Mar 29 23:51 UTC 1997 |
I looked for Partch all day and couldn't find his music on CD, tape, or
vinyl. I tried Encore, SKR, Schoolkids, Discount Records, and Wazoo,
I guess that leaves Tower and that other record store near Tower. :-(
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krj
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response 40 of 205:
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Mar 30 05:46 UTC 1997 |
I happened to notice today that Schoolkids' Partch bin is empty.
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mziemba
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response 41 of 205:
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Mar 31 11:29 UTC 1997 |
Hey, the Bang on a Can All-Stars will be at the Power Center, Saturday, April
5, 8P! I've heard some of the stuff that's come out of this project, and it's
definitely interesting. Experimental pieces/experimental percussion. I hope
someone else can go, because I can't!
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orinoco
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response 42 of 205:
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Apr 1 03:44 UTC 1997 |
I'll try, definitely. YOu know how much tickets are?
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mziemba
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response 43 of 205:
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Apr 1 06:21 UTC 1997 |
Well, Bang on a Can All-Stars with the String Trio of New York is apparently
a University Musical Society of the University of Michigan offering. (313)
764-2538 ought to yield an answer to that.
I have yet to see a show there, so I'm not familiar with the price structure
(although I hear it's a fantastic place to see a show).
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mziemba
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response 44 of 205:
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Apr 4 08:22 UTC 1997 |
Ok. Got Partch's _Genesis of a Music_. I'm immediately impressed at the
beauty of the instruments. I thought they were going to look pretty
disheveled and junky, but they're rather streamlined. I can see where the
carpentry came in!
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krj
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response 45 of 205:
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Apr 4 21:24 UTC 1997 |
Just found at the East Lansing Where House Records, of all places:
an album of the Harry Partch song cycle "17 Lyrics of Li Po,"
performed by "intoning voice" and tenor violin. Will report
further. This is a 1995 release on Tzadik Records, part of a
series which includes two John Zorn CDs.
(I found a reference to this in my web searching, but I was using
Lynx on some lynx-hostile web pages so I didn't fully understand
the reference.)
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scott
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response 46 of 205:
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Apr 5 13:54 UTC 1997 |
Driving in Indiana this week, I ran into a really slow construction jam. I
was idly searching the radio for traffic updates (some sites will have an AM
tape loop that gives construction traffic details), and ran across some kind
of data signal. It was like 3 or 4 morse code characters endlessly repeated.
The cooworker I was driving with figured out that it could be counted in 7/8,
and it was nicely hypnotic. If I'd been driving alone, I could have listened
to it for hours.
I wonder what other signals I could find if I got a shortwave or a scanner?
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mziemba
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response 47 of 205:
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Apr 5 19:11 UTC 1997 |
I've seen _17 Lyrics of Li Po_, but haven't heard it, yet. I'm curious to
hear more about it. There was a copy of this at Tower Records in Ann Arbor,
in the classical section last week.
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orinoco
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response 48 of 205:
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Apr 6 01:01 UTC 1997 |
scott--another fun game with a radio is to turn it to midway between to close
stations. With luck and patience, you can get a combination of the two mixed
together. The most interesting juxtapositions I've found was NIN and a gospel
group whose name I don't know.
Recently, I got a hold of some pieces of Crumb's: _Idyll for the Misbegotten_,
_Vox Balaenae_, _Black Angels_, and _Madrigals_. _Black Angels_ was on a
Kronos Quartet album with some other stuff, and is easily the wierdest of the
bunch. It is billed as a string quartet, but it drifts a bit from the
traditional form, using electric instead of acoustic instruments and including
percussion. This means that they can get some bizzare noises out of their
instruments, including shreiks, moans, and something sounding like a swarm
of insects.
_Vox Balaenae_ is a close second, in my opinion. It is written for amplified
flute, amplified piano, electric cello, and crotales (little things that look
like tiny cymbals and sound like bells), and includes such insanity as singing
through the flute while playing, mucking around inside the piano a la John
Cage, and making a noise on the cello that sounds like seagulls.
The other two I haven't listened to much. _Idyll_ is for flute and
percussion, and the _Madrigals_ are for voice, flute, percussion, and I think
a couple other instruments I'm forgetting.
Definitely crazy stuff.
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raven
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response 49 of 205:
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Apr 6 04:56 UTC 1997 |
I found the "New Band" recording of Partch on the Original Partch instruments.
I like the Partch piece "Daphne of the Dunes" a fair ammount, but the
the pieces by the members of the ensemble leave me a little cold.
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