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Burning Down · 03-28-2010, 06:57 AM

I like his piece entitled The Letter. It is a real letter that he recieved from a vagabond type of guy. There's a great cyclical accompaniment to it as well. It was recorded by Partch around 1943-44. Take a listen:

He also devised his own 43-tone scale that he used to compose music. Being a music major, I took a 20th century music history course last term and learned more about Partch. Unlike John Cage or Philip Glass, he is relatively unknown to non-musicologists and people who are not music students.

EDIT: Here's another great piece from Partch. The accompanying video is awesome:

03-28-2010, 06:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I like his piece entitled The Letter. It is a real letter that he recieved from a vagabond type of guy. There's a great cyclical accompaniment to it as well. It was recorded by Partch around 1943-44. Take a listen: He also devised his own 43-tone scale that he used to compose music. Being a music major, I took a 20th century music history course last term and learned more about Partch. Unlike John Cage or Philip Glass, he is relatively unknown to non-musicologists and people who are not music students. EDIT: Here's another great piece from Partch. The accompanying video is awesome: Last edited by Burning Down; 03-28-2010 at 07:06 AM.