| Bitter Music: Collected Journals, Essays, Introductions, and Librettos Revised Edition Contributor(s): Partch, Harry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252069137 ISBN-13: 9780252069130 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $53.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Now in paper for the first time, Bitter Music is a generous volume of writings by one of the twentieth century's great musical iconoclasts. Rejecting the equal temperament and concert traditions that have dominated western music, Harry Partch (1901-74) adopted the pure intervals of just intonation and devised a 43-tone-to-the-octave scale, which in turn forced him into inventing numerous musical instruments. His compositions realize his ideal of a corporeal music that unites music, dance, and theater. Bitter Music includes two journals kept by Partch, one while wandering the West Coast during the Depression and the other while hiking the rugged northern California coastline. It also includes essays and discussions by Partch of his own compositions, as well as librettos and scenarios for six major narrative or dramatic compositions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Music in American Life (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.05" W x 8.99" (1.50 lbs) 520 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bitter Music collects writings by one of the twentieth century's great musical iconoclasts. Rejecting the equal temperament and concert traditions that have dominated western music, Harry Partch adopted the pure intervals of just intonation and devised a 43-tone-to-the-octave scale, which in turn forced him into inventing numerous musical instruments. His compositions realize his ideal of a corporeal music that unites music, dance, and theater. Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, Bitter Music includes two journals kept by Partch, one while wandering the West Coast during the Depression and the other as he hiked the rugged northern California coastline. It also includes Partch's essays on and discussions of his own compositions, as well as librettos and scenarios for six major narrative/dramatic works. |