Do You Like Weird Music?
It is fun to come across different interpretations of sound and music. Composer Harry Partch was a fascinating example of this. He developed a form of music called "Just Intonation" that he wanted to approximate the range of human speech, using a scale with many more notes than the octave the Western world is familiar with. He came up with many ideas while living as a hobo during the Great Depression.
Harry Partch constructed original instruments to accommodate his musical system. His compositions combined his unique music with dramatic performances. While interesting and still having a following, it could never gain massive popularity because it was, basically, an unworkable system of music that sounded weird to most human ears. You can play the instruments he invented here, online:
American Mavericks: Harry Partch's Instruments
Harry Partch constructed original instruments to accommodate his musical system. His compositions combined his unique music with dramatic performances. While interesting and still having a following, it could never gain massive popularity because it was, basically, an unworkable system of music that sounded weird to most human ears. You can play the instruments he invented here, online:
American Mavericks: Harry Partch's Instruments
Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.
Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.
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