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- Date Released: October 12, 1987
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: 20th Century, Theatre Scores
- Label: Tomato Records / The Orchard
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During Harry Partch's lifetime, only one production of his play Revelation in the Courthouse Park took place. That was at the University of Illinois in 1960. Not until 1987 -- 11 years after Partch's death -- was another production held. Recorded in the Great Hall at Philadelphia's University of the Arts on October 12, 1987, that posthumous production was recorded for broadcast on public radio and can be heard on this double CD. The Philadelphia production was a creative triumph, and it's amazing that all of the pieces fell into place so well. Partch's outlook on music and theater was very abstract and left of center -- depending on who you talk to, Partch was either a genius or was too eccentric for his own good. Partch (born Oakland, CA, Jun. 24, 1901, died La Jolla, CA, 1976) created his own instruments, and the musicians who took part in this production had to learn to play them. To say that this production of Revelation (which could be described as an unorthodox and quirky American adaptation of ancient Greek theater) took a lot of hard work and preparation on the part of the Philadelphia actors and musicians would be a major understatement. It must have been insanely challenging! But it was a challenge that the participants were obviously capable of meeting head on, and this fine recording bears that out.
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| 01. |  |
Chorus One |
11:57 |  |
| 02. | |
Scene One |
12:36 | |
| 03. | |
Chorus Two |
8:19 | |
| 04. | |
Scene Two |
6:36 | |
| 05. | |
Chorus Three |
11:27 | |
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05 Total Tracks, 50:55 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Scene Three |
15:24 | |
| 02. | |
Chorus Four |
6:48 | |
| 03. | |
Scene Four |
7:50 | |
| 04. | |
Coda |
3:29 | |
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04 Total Tracks, 33:31 Total Length
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Credits
- Harry Partch - Main Performer // Harry Partch - Main Performer // Harry Partch - Liner Notes // Harry Partch - Liner Notes // Heiner Stadler - Supervisor // Brian Brown - Tuba // Howard Johnson - ? // Frank Berry - Choir, Chorus // Nancy Dowlin - Trumpet // Kevin Eggers - Executive Producer // Kevin Fitzpatrick - Managing Director // Milton Glaser - Design // Milton Glaser - Cover Art // Bill Hughes - Trumpet // Tom Lazarus - Engineer // Tom Lazarus - Editing // Tom Lazarus - Mastering // Ronald Lipscomb - Cello // Scott Marino - Trumpet // William Newman - Guitar // John Griffith - Production Coordination // Tod Gross - Choir, Chorus // Andrea Clearfield - Chromelodeon // Steve Tanzer - Piccolo // Tom Elliot - Trombone // Bob Zollman - Marimba // Randy Hoffman - Marimba Eroica // Eric Salzman - Producer // Eric Salzman - Liner Notes // Eric Salzman - Editing // Eric Salzman - Artistic Director // Marjorie Samoff - Production Director // Jiri Zizka - Director // Ann Sullivan - Kithara // Rev. Robert Patterson - Marimba // Anne Lewis - Choir, Chorus // Obba Babatunde - Performer // Suzanne Costallos - Performer // Billy Kerrigan - ? // Marya Burke - Piccolo // Edward Earle - Performer // Geroge Faison - Choreographer // Danlee Mitchell - Conductor // Danlee Mitchell - Director // Kevin Calabro - Reissue Coordination // Alfred Blatter - Assistant Music Director // Alfred Blatter - Assistant Musical Director // Augusta Cheshire - Marimba Eroica // Christopher Durham - Performer // Russell Ferrara - Guitar // Howard Levitsky - Chromelodeon // Calvin Little - Bass
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