Partch transcriptions and scores

[me, monz]
>
> I can respect the fact that Partch was indeed an absolutely
> unique composer

[Jon Szanto, TD 183.6]
>
> And, funny thing: all that interests me is trying to maintain
> some of that uniqueness. It's so many of the great unwashed that
> want to lump his work back into the world of concert hall, the
> tyranny of the proscenium arch.

I've already surrendered -
see my concession to Kraig Grady in 'replies to TD 182'.

You know, I was thinking, with the limitation on performances
of Partch's music which is the result of maintaining this
position, what we really need in order to preserve it, is
publication of good, quality scores of his compositions.

We've already got the guide to building the instruments,
as long as _Genesis_ stays in print.

I've tried to read the info at the Schott website about
the supposed publication of Partch scores, but it doesn't
seem to exist there anymore. I had trouble finding it anyway.

I'm really interested in this, because I've thought that
the prime-factor notation I use would be ideal for this,
perhaps printing the left-hand page in Partch's actual
'tablature' notation, and the prime-factor notation
(i.e., 'sort-of regular' staff notation) on the right-side page.

For an example of the type of staff notation I'm talking about,
[plug alert] see the Robert Johnson transcription on my site:

http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/rjohnson/drunken.htm

I've included in my book a transcription in this notation of
Partch's _Li-Po Lyric_ 'The Intruder', and I think it works
well to convey the pitch contents of Partch's scores, for
purposes of musical analysis.

His own tablature notation, of course, preserves a sense of
how it is to play his music on his own instruments, which would
certainly be an important part of a Partch score, and is
something I'd want to preserve in its publication.

If no one else is interested in doing it like this, I'd like
to know about necessary permissions for publishing Partch
scores myself thru our Sonic Arts Press.

Joseph L. Monzo monz@juno.com
http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/homepage.html
|"...I had broken thru the lattice barrier..."|
| - Erv Wilson |
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