num_pages: 468
description: Visionary composer, theorist, and creator of musical instruments, Harry Partch (1901-1974) was a leading figure in the development of an indigenously American contemporary music. Drawing on interviews with many of Partch's associates and on the complete archives of the Harry Partch Estate, Bob Gilmore provides a full and sympathetic portrait of this extraordinary creative artist. 30 illustrations.
language: English
title: Harry Partch: A Biography
titlecomplete: Harry Partch: A Biography
genres: Nonfiction, Music, Biography
ratings_count: 37
publisher: Yale University Press