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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Professor Wagstaff)
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Subject: Re: Microtonal music questions  (Harry Partch)
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Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 18:27:18 EST
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> Let us not forget one of the pioneers of American microtonal music
> (not to mention unique and wonderful acoustic instruments such as
> the Surrogate Kitharra, the Mazda Marimba, the Marimba Eroica and
> last but not least the "Spoils of War",) Harry Partch.  Amazing stuff
> and well ahead of its time. [BYRON HOWES]

Ask me why I forgot to mention Partch.  (Answer: sheer neglect and
forgetfulness)  If I recall Partch makes ALL his own instruments, and
each one is truly unique.  By the way, the music Dr. Demento uses to
indicate the countdown in his "funny five" is from Harry Partch's Barstow
which can be found on the Columbia album "The World of Harry Partch".
(I use an excerpt from his "Daphne of the Dunes" from the same album on
my answering machine---it's the surest thing to frighten away the unwanted
calls, though it may scare off a few wanted ones.)
-- 
Life is complex.  It has real and imaginary parts.
					Rich Rosen  ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr