source file: mills2.txt Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 12:52:20 -0800 Subject: Partch´s Antecedents From: Daniel Wolf <106232.3266@compuserve.com> I don´t want to downplay in any way Partch´s orginality. I would only like to put some aspects of his harmonic language in a broader perspective, and in a perspective that places his practice into the mainstream of western harmonic practice, rather than an eccentric footnote. Since I come from a generation of musicians whose training includes a larger share of contrapuntal thinking - and consequently a less dense harmonic texture - the density of Partch´s music is distinctive and demands some more thought - and deeper listening. For example: beyond practical considerations of instrumentation, what concerns govern Partch´s voice leading? Daniel Wolf Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 22:47 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA03476; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 22:48:22 +0100 Received: from eartha.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA04730 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA22802; Wed, 13 Nov 1996 13:48:17 -0800 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 13:48:17 -0800 Message-Id: <199611132145.QAA03666@synapse.gsfc.nasa.gov> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu