Harry Partch date of birth:
June 24, 1901
How old was Harry Partch when died?
73
Where was Harry Partch born?
Oakland, California
When did Harry Partch die?
September 3, 1974
What is Harry Partch nationality?
American
What is Harry Partch's occupation?
Composer Creator of custom-made instruments Music theorist (Harry Partch's 43-tone scale)
What instruments does Harry Partch play?
Composer
Short Biography
Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 – September 3, 1974) was an American composer, music theorist, and creator of musical instruments. He composed using scales of unequal intervals in just intonation, and was one of the first 20th-century composers in the West to work systematically with microtonal scales. He built custom-made instruments in these tunings on which to play his compositions, and described his theory and practice in his book Genesis of a Music (1947).