Genesis Of A MusicPartch explains the philosophy of composition that underlies the forty-three tone works and instruments he has created. |
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Genesis Of A Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its ... Harry Partch No preview available - 1979 |
Genesis Of A Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its ... Harry Partch No preview available - 1979 |
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11 limit Abstract acoustical ancient Archytas Arithmetical Proportion aulos bamboo Bass Marimba blocks called cello cents century Chapter chord Chorus Chromelodeon Cloud-Chamber Bowls composer concept consonance cycles Delusion Diagram Diamond Marimba diatonic dissonance downward drama enharmonic Equal Temperament example expressed Greek guitar Harmonic Canon harmonic music harmonium Harry Partch hear Helmholtz hexad Ibid idea identities implied inches long instrument intervals intonation keyboard keys Kithara lowest Marimba Marimba Eroica Mbira Meantone Temperament ment minor minor third monochord Monophonic Monophonic fabric musical theory musicians notation Numerary Numerary Nexus octave Odentity opera Otonality overtone partials percussion perfect fifth Perrett photograph piano pitch player playing prime number Ptolemaic Sequence Ptolemy Pythagorean quartertones quoted by permission reeds represents resonator result scale degrees Scene Schlesinger semitone Sensations of Tone singers sound tetrachord theorists third tion Tonality Diamond triad tuning twelve twelve-tone Udentity unity Utonality vibrations voice wave words