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Bitter music : collected journals, essays, introductions, and librettos / Harry Partch ; edited with an introduction by Thomas McGeary.
| Author/creator | Partch, Harry |
| Other author | McGeary, Thomas, 1948- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1991. |
| Description | xxx, 487 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Music in American life Music in American life. ^A223005 |
| Contents | Part 1. Two journals. Bitter music ; End littoral: the journal of a hiking trip -- Part 2. Essays and lectures. Patterns of music (1940) ; Bach and temperament (1941) ; W. B. Yeats (1941) ; The Kithara (1941) ; Show horses in the concert ring (1948) ; No barriers (1952) ; The ancient magic (1959) ; A somewhat spoof (1960) ; The university and the creative arts: comment (1963) ; Monoliths in music ; A quarter-saw section of motivations and intonations (1967) -- Part 3. Introductions and prefaces. Barstow (1941) ; U.S. Highball, a musical account of Slim's transcontinental hobo trip (1943) ; U.S. Highball, a musical account of a transcontinental hobo trip (1957) ; King Oedipus (1952) ; Oedipus (1954) ; The rhythmic motivations of Castor and Pollux and Even Wild Horses (1952) ; Plectra and percussion dances (1953) ; Some new and old thoughts after and before The Bewitched (1955) ; A soul tormented by contemporary music looks for a humanizing alchemy: The Bewitched (1957) ; Revelation in the courthouse park (1969) ; Observations on Water! Water! (1962) ; Delusion of the fury -- Part 4. Librettos and scenarios. U.S. highball, a musical account of a transcontinental hobo trip ; Oedipus, dance-drama ; The Bewitched, a dance satire ; Revelation in the courthouse park after The Bacchae of Euripides ; Water! Water! An intermission with prologues and epilogues ; Delusion of the fury, a ritual of dream and delusion. |
| Abstract | This book collects writings by one of the twentieth century's great musical iconoclasts. Rejecting the equal temperament and concert traditions that have dominated western music, Harry Partch adopted the pure intervals of just intonation and devised a 43-tone-to-the-octave scale, which in turn forced him into inventing numerous musical instruments. His compositions realize his ideal of a corporeal music that unites music, dance, and theater. Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, this book includes two journals kept by Partch, one while wandering the West Coast during the Depression and the other as he hiked the rugged northern California coastline. It also includes Partch's essays on and discussions of his own compositions, as well as librettos and scenarios for six major narrative/dramatic works. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-479) and index. |
| LCCN | 89020344 |
| ISBN | 0252016602 (cl) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.P176 A3 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |