Harry Partch, Hobo Composer

Released on by S. Andrew Granade
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  • Harry Partch, Hobo Composer Book Detail

  • Author : S. Andrew Granade
  • Release Date : 2014
  • Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 368
  • ISBN 13 : 1580464955
  • File Size : 15,15 MB
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Harry Partch, Hobo Composer by S. Andrew Granade PDF Summary

Book Description: During the Great Depression, Harry Partch rode the railways, following the fruit harvest across the country. From his experience among hoboes he found what he called ""a fountainhead of pure musical Americana."" Although he later wrote immense stage works for instruments of his own creation, he is still regularly called a hobo composer for the compositions that grew out of this period of his life. Yet few have questioned the label''s impact on his musical output, compositional life, and reception. Focusing on Partch the person alongside the cultural icon he represented, this study examines Par.

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