Evenings on the Roof: Harry Partch Series No. 4

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFK

Identifier

ER.1965.09.06

Program Series

Evenings on the Roof

Program Length

55 min

Dates

1966-09-06 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

After an introduction by Peter Yates, Harry Partch introduces himself, his 43-tone scale, and demonstrates his instruments. A number of Partch's pieces are then heard with a brief introduction to each. Towards the end of the program, Peter Yates reads from an article he wrote describing Partch's music, especially "Revelation in the Courthouse Park." This program was originally recorded in Sept. 1965.

Genres

Microtonal music
Unconventional instruments

Musical Selections

[Examples of Partch's 43 note scale and his various instruments] -- [wordless piece marked "steady in an ancient Phrygian scale"] -- [wordless piece marked "steady in a Greek enharmonic scale"] -- The Rose [text by Ella Young] (1942) -- The Crane (1945) -- The Wind [texts by Ella Young & Lao-Tze] -- The Waterfall [text by Ella Young] (1946-50) -- The Letter -- The Street [text by Willard Motley] (1946-50)

Subjects

Microtonal music
Unconventional instruments
New music
Instrumental ensembles
Songs with instrumental ensemble
Monologues with music

Related places

Los Angeles (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Yates, Peter
Partch, Harry, 1901-1974
Young, Ella, 1867-1956
Laozi
Motley, Willard, 1909-1965