source file: mills2.txt Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 05:51:45 -0700 Subject: Re: Partch, the idealist that remains... From: Johnny Reinhard "Make something up...erroneous reporting" ? I know Jon is sincere is his challenge to uphold Partch "attitude" as he sees it. Those on the list that have heard my Partch performances know that the only substitution I use is the synthesizer for the Chromolodeon. While the sweat and muscle of the Chromo is romantic elder Partchians, the synth allows for necessary production of the many written notes on the scores. Does this matter - that the notes are heard and are balanced with the others in the group? Well, the poor amplification used in Philly would seem to equate all the instruments on an electric level. And there was no synth through much of Partch's life, so Partch might well have evolved towards it, just as moved towards percussion and away from poorly built guitars. To fabricate my experiences at the Philly concert would be silly since so many were there. To my eyes, the instruments were not visible...and they never moved. Jon states he was "almost" on eye level with the second story. The view from the audience was a different perspective. Is this, or is the following concert version in Lincoln Center merely the exceptions that prove the rule? Was the rush to Lincoln Center an expedience that Danlee could not turn down? Having read as much of the material produced by Partch as just about anyone, I came to different conclusions, buttressed by post-Partch attitudes and behavior. It may be convenient to dismiss early errors of judgement in what should be allowable for Partch performances, but to me these are hipocritical. A wise man once said "Your actions speak so loudly that I can't hear what you are saying." BTW, haven't performed Partch works in over 2 years...no rush. Johnny Reinhard Director American Festival of Microtonal Music 318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW New York, New York 10021 USA (212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495 reinhard@ios.com Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 22 Aug 1996 01:10 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA23135; Thu, 22 Aug 1996 01:11:06 +0200 Received: from eartha.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA23297 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA29026; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 16:11:04 -0700 Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 16:11:04 -0700 Message-Id: <199608212308.RAA29474@freenet.uchsc.EDU> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu