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How to popularise H. Partch music

 The instruments of H. Partch are unique along with his tuning. However, the instruments are big and hard to transport making his music limited to the physical presence of the instruments. Although recording technology can let the music spread rapidly, the live performance is nonreplaceable. After the COVID, musicians flooded to get back to the track of live performance, which is solid proof.  For composers, if I would like to compose by using the instruments of Partch is also particularly difficult, the unique sound and tuning must be heard by the composer before the composition process. To revive and popularise the music of Partch is more than playing the old recording. Freshwater is needed, composers compose music from Partch's ideology and instruments are the best way to preserve Partch's music. I had an idea of using Partch's instrument to compose, but I found it extremely difficult since the demonstration of each instrument is limited, there are no virtual instruments