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What were some of Harry Partch's music theories?
Harry Partch opens the book, Genesis of a Music with an overview of music history, and argues that Western music began to suffer from the time of Bach.
What else did Harry Partch cover in his book, Genesis of a Music besides arguing that Western music began to suffer from the time of Bach?
Harry Partch goes on to explain his tuning theory based on just intonation, and the ensemble of musical instruments of his own invention.

Question: how was his book received?
Self-contained rewrite: How was Harry Partch's book, Genesis of a Music received?