Harry Partch (jan 1, 1901 – jan 1, 1974)
Description:
an American composer, music theorist, and creator of musical instruments.New Sounds, New Instruments, New Tunings
1. Harry Partch invented a forty-three-interval scale and the ensemble to perform it.
2. Partch, itinerant during the Depression, sought alternatives in many aspects of music.
3. Lou Harrison also built new instruments, as did several others.
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Date:
jan 1, 1901
jan 1, 1974
~ 73 years