Harry Partch, Hobo Composer
Harry Partch, Hobo Composer Harry Partch (1901-74) was one of the most distinctive and influential American composers of the mid-twentieth century. Although he is renowned for his immense stage…
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Harry Partch, Hobo Composer
Harry Partch (1901-74) was one of the most distinctive and influential American composers of the mid-twentieth century. Although he is renowned for his immense stage works, such as Delusion of the Fury, and his use of highly sophisticated instruments of his own creation, Partch is still regularly called a "hobo composer." Yet few have questioned this label's impact on his musical output, compositional life, and reception. During the Great Depression, Partch rode the railways, following the fruit harvest across the country.
It outlines the cultural history of the hobo from the mid-1800s through the 1960s, as well as those figures associated with the hobo's image. Focusing on Partch the person alongside the cultural icon he represented, this study examines Partch from historical, cultural, political, and musical perspectives. It explores how Partch's music, which chronicled a disappearing