Home / Music / Harry Partch built his tuning system on just intonation, not equal temperamentMusic linernotes album music harry-partchHarry Partch built his tuning system on just intonation, not equal temperamentHis system uses just intonation, with pitch ratios derived from the natural harmonic series rather than equal-tempered semitones. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHarry Partch's Inanna retells the Sumerian descent into the underworldHarry Partch built his own instruments to escape 12-tone musicHarry Partch was born in Oakland to parents who had been missionaries in ChinaAguirre soundtrack: only 2 of 9 tracks are actually from the film — the rest are compiled from early-'70s Popol Vuh sessionsElla Fitzgerald's 'But Not for Me' won a Grammy from the Gershwin SongbookExploreThis Hyperion release is catalog number CDA67691/2Burial's Rival Dealer is Hyperdub HDB080The Antlers' Hospice tells a story of love and loss in a hospiceSampha's Process mourns his motherC. Tangana's El Madrileño reinvents Spanish tradition through a Latin lensPrevious Harry Partch was born in Oakland to parents who had been missionaries in ChinaNext Harry Partch built his own instruments to escape 12-tone music