Partch invented unique instruments like the Bass Marimba and Cloud Chamber Bowls, which are heavily featured in his Intrusions.
Recording & Production
The recording of Barstow on this album is a newly discovered 1942 live performance, previously thought lost, from the Eastman School of Music.
Cultural Impact
Partch's 'Barstow' and other Americana works from the 1940s place him alongside storytellers like John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie in the American cultural landscape.
Compositional Technique
Partch's vocal writing, particularly in the Intrusions, aimed for a union of words and music where intonation matched passionate speech, inspired by W.B. Yeats.
Performer Biography
The ensemble PARTCH, a Grammy-winning and twice-nominated new music group, specializes in performing the music and using the instruments of Harry Partch.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Partch's music often exists in multiple versions, with every work on this album having at least two forms.
Composer Biography
Harry Partch, the composer, created an extraordinary orchestra of instruments that he designed and built himself.
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