Bitter Music

Album by Harry Partch

Released 6 December 2011

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Preface
    Partch
    7:26
  • 2
    June 11, 1935 - Santa Rosa, California
    Partch
    14:41
  • 3
    June 15 - Harrington Ranch, San Joaquin Delta
    Partch
    9:46
  • 4
    June 24 - Today is my birthday…
    Partch
    6:06
  • 5
    London, October 1934
    Partch
    3:35
  • 6
    “By the Rivers of Babylon”
    Partch
    3:25
  • 7
    I draw my last bow, and there is silence…
    Partch
    11:58
  • 8
    Wimbleton, London, March 1935
    Partch
    13:05
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Harrington Ranch, June 24, 1935
    Partch
    13:37
  • 2
    July 20 - Heading north, between Sacramento and Redding
    Partch
    7:42
  • 3
    July 25 - Blue Ox Lodge, Seattle, Washington
    Partch
    11:42
  • 4
    August 5 - Toledo
    Partch
    8:47
  • 5
    August 11 - SERA Camp, Ingot
    Partch
    7:00
  • 6
    September 1 - Cisco
    Partch
    13:02
  • CD 3
  • 1
    October 22 - Nearing Monterey
    Partch
    8:16
  • 2
    “Letter from Hobo Pablo”
    Partch
    3:29
  • 3
    Near Lodi I cut the huge Tokays…
    Partch
    6:09
  • 4
    October 24 - Leaving Big Sur
    Partch
    9:44
  • 5
    October 30 - Big Creek
    Partch
    10:31
  • 6
    November 15 - Leaving Santa Barbara
    Partch
    9:45
  • 7
    December 7, 1935 - Night. Four black walls -
    Partch
    8:07
  • 8
    February 1, 1936 - San Bernardino
    Partch
    4:37
  • 9
    Postlude - Harry Partch on Bitter Music - Encinitas, 1969
    Partch
    3:51

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Issues

  • Bitter Music
    B
    3x CD (Music of Harry Partch, Vol. 1)
    6 December 2011