Re: [tuning] Partch Books to buy and fast decays

>(was it Wendy Carlos who said it?) a criticism of
Partch, that for all his JI tuning, he really missed giving it its' full
beauty because he used such percussive, quick decaying timbres.

Hmm, he started using percussion only in his late forties when body
feeling/Corporeality rose in importance. The Adapted Viola settings such as Li Po,
the Adapted Guitar pieces, and works that use the Chromelodeon more (eg Sonata
Dementia, Greek Studies) give the ear plenty of time to hear the relationships.
These earlier works have tended to get lost in the clatter of the later,
better-know pieces though.

>
> Any hints on other books to buy?
> Enclosure Three: Harry Partch does not focus much on tuning but there is
Partch's 17-limit tonality diamond that he gave to Ben Johnston reproduced. The
book is out of print; if you find it it won't be cheap. A school library
might help.

Don't forget you can play the Partch instruments on line and perfectly tuned
at:
http://www.musicmavericks.org/features/feature_partch.html

Philip Blackburn

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> >(was it Wendy Carlos who said it?) a criticism of
> Partch, that for all his JI tuning, he really missed giving it its'
full
> beauty because he used such percussive, quick decaying timbres.
>
> Hmm, he started using percussion only in his late forties when body
> feeling/Corporeality rose in importance. The Adapted Viola
settings such as Li Po,
> the Adapted Guitar pieces, and works that use the Chromelodeon more
(eg Sonata
> Dementia, Greek Studies) give the ear plenty of time to hear the
relationships.
> These earlier works have tended to get lost in the clatter of the
later,
> better-know pieces though.
>
> >
> > Any hints on other books to buy?
> > Enclosure Three: Harry Partch does not focus much on tuning but
there is
> Partch's 17-limit tonality diamond that he gave to Ben Johnston
reproduced. The
> book is out of print; if you find it it won't be cheap. A school
library
> might help.
>
> Don't forget you can play the Partch instruments on line and
perfectly tuned
> at:
> http://www.musicmavericks.org/features/feature_partch.html
>
> Philip Blackburn

***Hello Philip!

I don't believe I've noticed you on this forum before...

Joe Pehrson