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Posted by nefardec on Jun-09-2008 21:26:

Harry Partch: Genius

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I'd like to think of what I'm doing as visual and corporeal. I want the instruments on stage, and I want them to be beautiful. I also want the musicians to be an active part - a very active part - in the whole production....their attitude their posture at the instruments, especially on the large instruments, it's very important that their footwork is good. I want them to be as graceful as Muhammad Ali, actually I ought to give them some excercise skipping rope, and I'd also like it to be in costume, with a headdress, or whatever... just to get away from the mundane and the pedestrian...I'm not suggesting everyone follow my lead.. there are many paths to perception, I believe in pluralism. But my direction, where I'm at, is an ancient ritual in modern terms, and from ancient ritual, primitive ritual, everything was evolved, the whole village, anything in art, anything in dance, and in music.

Posted by d-miurge on Jun-09-2008 21:40:

An arrogant genius then.

Posted by Omega_Blue on Jun-09-2008 22:16:

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Originally posted by d-miurge
An arrogant genius then.

yeah, he is kinda coming off as pretentious right there

Posted by nefardec on Jun-09-2008 22:19:

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Originally posted by d-miurge
An arrogant genius then.

how so?

did you watch the videos?

he's only talking about his own projects...the quotes are from an interview with him.

Posted by pozz on Jun-11-2008 22:01:

the tones coming out the shell casings are too nice. i hope someday i can see him perform live, it'll be interesting to say the least.

Posted by Omega_Blue on Jun-11-2008 23:37:

fascinating videos, regardless.