The Wayward
by Harry Partch
- Type: Album
- Released: 1962
- Label: Gate 5
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 4.19/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Self-released on his own Gate 5 imprint, 'The Wayward' is a staggering collection of compositions inspired by Harry Partch's experiences living as a transient hobo during the Great Depression. The album utilizes his entirely custom-built, 43-tone microtonal instrumentarium to score hitchhiker graffiti and newsboy cries. It is an utterly singular masterpiece of the American avant-garde that defies standard musical categorization.
Genres
Descriptors: Avant Garde, microtonal, avant-garde, experimental, spoken-word, theatrical, acoustic, ensemble, storytelling, idiosyncratic
Tracklist
Credits
- Harry Partch - primary artist, performer [gate 5 ensemble], composed by, voice [intoning voice], performer [instrumental ensemble], composed by, percussion [diamond marimba, cloud-chamber bowls], composed by
- Jack McKenzie - conductor
- Gate 5 Ensemble (Evanston) - ensemble
- Danlee Mitchell - performer [gate 5 ensemble], percussion [bamboo marimba, cloud-chamber bowls]
- David Reid - performer [gate 5 ensemble], voice, baritone saxophone
- Dick Borden - performer [gate 5 ensemble]
- Elizabeth Gentry - performer [gate 5 ensemble]
- Melvin Britton - performer [gate 5 ensemble]