RE: Carping about Partch.

J. Szanto wrote:

>Finally,
>Paul, if you could be so kind as to point out **anywhere** that Harry
>Partch directly stated, or even *implied*, that his creative fervor was for

>the betterment of the United Xenharmonic Brotherhood, International. No,
>Harry had his own agenda, his own life to live.

>Like it or not.

Well, I think the boys at UXB,I are going to be disappointed to hear that.
You know, I feel such a bond with Brother McLaren and Brother Moreno after
those long marches in uniform and burnings of the sacred texts of 12-tone
hegemony.

Of course, a careful reading of Partch's showed that his creative fervor was
solely for the betterment of Danlee Mitchell and Newband. Thanks for setting
us straight.


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On Tue, 30 Jul 1996 08:53:16 -0700 Adam B. Silverman said:
>Remember Allen's trivia question about Partch and Varese? Well, here's
>another one which I find interesting and perhaps pertinent to the
>discussion at hand. Here's a clue: I don't think that Partch supported
>himself solely by royalties.
>
>Which non-composer is the connection between Harry Partch and the Kronos
>Quartet?
a semi-educated guess is Betty Freeman!?!?!?!?

Allen Strange[
@mPzther Partch trivia question

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