Harry Partch Movies

  • 2002
    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch

    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch

    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch

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    A documentary about avant-garde composer Harry Partch.

    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch
  • 1969
    The Instruments Of Harry Partch

    The Instruments Of Harry Partch

    The Instruments Of Harry Partch

    01969HD

    The CBS LP of "Delusion of the Fury" came with a bonus album of Harry Partch introducing his instruments. Unavailable for years, this short film...

    The Instruments Of Harry Partch
  • 1972
    The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch

    The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch

    The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch

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    The Dreamer That Remains is a documentary produced by Betty Freeman and directed by Stephen Pouliot in 1972. Here is the director’s original...

    The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch
  • 1994
    Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy

    Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy

    Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy

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    American composers have long struggled against the momentum of the Western European classical tradition and the prestige it has held in America's...

    Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy
  • 1961
    Rotate the Body in All Its Planes

    Rotate the Body in All Its Planes

    Rotate the Body in All Its Planes

    01961HD

    A short film with soundtrack by Harry Partch: a ballet for gymnasts.

    Rotate the Body in All Its Planes
  • 1968
    Music Of Harry Partch

    Music Of Harry Partch

    Music Of Harry Partch

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    KEBS/KPBS-TV (San Diego) documentary about Harry Partch.

    Music Of Harry Partch
  • 1971
    Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

    Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

    Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

    01971HD

    Conjoined fables are told, one Japanese, the other African, a ghost story colliding with farcical folklore.

    Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion
  • 1958
    Windsong

    Windsong

    Windsong

    01958HD

    The ancient Greek legend of Daphne and Apollo, transported to Lake Michigan.

    Windsong
  • 1981
    Barstow

    Barstow

    Barstow

    01981HD

    A 1981 staged production of Harry Partch's hitch-hiker piece, Barstow.

    Barstow
  • 1970
    Vestigios

    Vestigios

    Vestigios

    61970HD

    Documentary about pre-Columbian art whose aesthetic and utilitarian values are intimately related to its myths and history.

    Vestigios
  • 1963
    U.S. Highball

    U.S. Highball

    U.S. Highball

    01963HD

    Harry Partch and his ensemble perform a dramatized account of riding the rails during the Depression on a transcontinental hobo trip from California...

    U.S. Highball
  • 1972
    Making Rose Petal Jam

    Making Rose Petal Jam

    Making Rose Petal Jam

    01972HD

    If you ever wondered how a simple recipe for rose petal jam could turn into a hobo dance and a diatribe about music critics, you are in for a treat.

    Making Rose Petal Jam
  • 2006
    Castor and Pollux

    Castor and Pollux

    Castor and Pollux

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    A 2006 choreographed performance of Harry Partch's "Castor and Pollux".

    Castor and Pollux
  • 1961
    Revelation in the Courthouse Park

    Revelation in the Courthouse Park

    Revelation in the Courthouse Park

    01961HD

    A daring fusion of current (circa 1960) pop idolatry with parallel (only a little more sinister) scenes of Ancient Greece. Based on the 'Bacchae of...

    Revelation in the Courthouse Park
  • 1958
    Music Studio: Harry Partch

    Music Studio: Harry Partch

    Music Studio: Harry Partch

    01958HD

    Partch takes the viewer on a tour of his Chicago home, and plays his microtonal instruments. Includes his demonstration of how the soundtrack for...

    Music Studio: Harry Partch