Harry Partch, Hobo Composer /

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During the Great Depression, Harry Partch rode the railways, following the fruit harvest across the country. From his experience among hoboes he found what he called ""a fountainhead of pure musical Americana."" Although he later wrote immense stage works for instruments of his o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Granade, S. Andrew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Suffolk, England : University of Rochester Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Partch, Harry, > 1901-1974.
Hobo songs.
Composers.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
MUSIC > Reference.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Chansons de vagabonds > Histoire et critique.
Compositeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Hobo songs > History and criticism.
Composers > United States > Biography.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The hobo in Partch's early life and aesthetic
  • Interlude 1 : transients and migrants
  • The transient journey
  • Bitter music
  • A knight of the road
  • Interlude 2 : hoboes
  • U.S. highball : becoming a musical hobo
  • A newsboy letter
  • Trading on a hobo image
  • The strangest kind of hobo.

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