<![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> AllMusic lets you listen to snippets of his music:

[www.allmusic.com]

Freddie Freelance

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> Harry's original works are released on the Enclosure series right here:

[innova.mu]

It includes CDs, a huge book and 2 DVDs (including remastered films of Delusion of the Fury, as well as the CD). These are also available for download on iTunes etc and your karma will be better than if you burn copies.

philipbla

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> @Grey_Area:

Weird -- I found out about Moondog from a Mr Scruff song, where he uses one of Moondog's more famous horn snippets as the base sample for "Get A Move On".

So happy to see Harry Partch's name crop up outside of my weirdo music theorist circles.

numbersix

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> harry partch is awesome. i was in the harry partch ensemble at montlciar state university. it was one of the few times in my musical life that i was able to successfully improv because i wasn't afraid of failing.

if you are in ny or nj you should check them, they perform all the time:

www.musicmontclair.edu
or
harrypartch.com
or
newband.org

metopin10

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> Was it on io9 or Gizmodo that I saw the video of the laser harp? It wasn't microtonal or anything, but it was still pretty cool. It was the only instrument other than a theramin that I've seen that can be played without touching it.

Ed Grabianowski

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> @zeppelined: Mwhahah your brain transmissions have been received.

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> @Torley: i think so..Google oddmusic, and look there.. It is a mail-list and a web site, and has unbelievable amounts of stuff hidden away..

codydog

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> This made me think of experimental musician and eccentric street character Louis Thomas Hardin aka "Moondog". I recall one piece in particular with 8 saxophones and a kettle drum. Sounds like a triumphal march for an Alien warlord.

[en.wikipedia.org]

Grey_Area

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> Brill article, I'm glad you brought this up. It's been years since I learned about this intriguing fusion of alternate history and tonal experiments, and what a welcome refresher it is.

I wonder if anyone's made virtual (VSTi) instruments based on Harry Partch's ideas? I know there's some apps that enable audio sequencers to use microtone scales and such, but being able to readily plug these sounds into an existing production setup would be excellente.

Torley

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> I swear Annalee, I think you read my mind sometimes. Just this morning I burned a CD of Delusion of the Fury for the guy who runs my local comic shop, aaaannd, I was thinking that Chromelodeon might be an awesome name for my new band.

I guess my io9 implant is fully functional.

Ed Grabianowski

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> I actually found out about Partch by checking out his records from the library, of all places. I think "delusion..." was the first one I heard.

But the collections are still the best stuff. I wonder if any of this material is even available any more.

Plague

]]> <![CDATA[Alternate History Orchestra Includes Harmonic Canon and Chromelodeon]]> Some of the instruments are broken. Pressing buttons does nothing.

Ghede

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