Review: Harry Partch: Sonata Dementia – Music of Harry Partch, Vol. 3
What would music sound like if we started all over again?
Ben studied jazz and classical performance and musicology at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music in Melbourne and is a freelance writer and historian. He is a regular reviewer for Limelight, and has a special interest in 20th-century and contemporary classical music.
What would music sound like if we started all over again?
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