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Bitter music / Partch.

Author/creator Partch, Harry, 1901-1974 composer.
Other author/creatorPartch (Musical group) performer.
Format Audio (CD) and Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoNew Rochelle, NY : Bridge, ℗2011.
Description3 audio discs (197 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Uniform titleWorks. Selections
Series Music of Harry Partch ; v. 1
Partch, Harry, 1901-1974. Works. 2011 ; v. 1. ^A1130168
Contents Disc A (70:06): Preface -- June 11, 1935: Santa Rosa, California -- June 15: Harrington Ranch, San Joaquin Delta -- June 24: Today is my birthday-- -- London, October 1934 -- By the rivers of Babylon -- I draw my last bow, and there is silence-- -- Wimbledon, London, March 1935.
Contents Disc B (61:55): Harrington Ranch, June 24, 1935 -- July 20: Heading north, between Sacramento and Redding -- July 25: Blue Ox Lodge, Seattle, Washington -- August 5: Toledo -- August 11: SERA Camp, Ingot -- September 1: Cisco.
Contents Disc C (64:35): October 22: Nearing Monterey -- Letter from Hobo Pablo -- Near Lodi I cut the huge Tokays-- -- October 24: Leaving Big Sur -- October 30: Big Creek -- November 15: Leaving Santa Barbara -- December?, 1935: Night; Four black walls -- February 1, 1936: San Bernardino -- Postlude: Harry Partch on Bitter music, Encinitas, 1969.
General noteExcerpts from Partch's travel journal combined with music notated or mentioned in it.
General noteCompact discs.
General noteProgram notes by Bob Gilmore, biographical notes on the performers, and partial texts, all in English ([44] p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
Performer Partch (John Schneider, subjective voice, adapted viola, adapted guitar ; Gary Eister, objective voice, piano ; Richard Valitutto, piano ; Paul West, kithara).
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded July-Aug. 2010, Second Story Studio, Venice, Calif. and July 2010, Architecture, Los Angeles.
LanguagePerformed in English.
UPC 090404934926
Publisher numberBRIDGE 9349 Bridge
Publisher number9349 Bridge
Publisher numberBCD9349 Bridge

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