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What is Harry Partch's theory in his book Genesis of a Music?
In Harry Partch's book Genesis of a Music, he made public his theories. He argues that Western music began to suffer from the time of Bach.
When was the time of Johann Sebastian Bach?
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period.
How did Western music suffer from the time of Bach, according to Harry Partch?
According to Harry Partch, after the time of Bach twelve-tone equal temperament was adopted to the exclusion of other tuning systems, and abstract, instrumental music became the norm.
How did Harry Partch fix the music norm?
Harry Partch sought to bring vocal music back to prominence, and adopted tunings and scales he believed more suitable to singing.

Question: Was he successful with his theory ?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Harry Partch successful with his theory in his book Genesis of a Music?