Home / Music / Harry Partch's Inanna retells the Sumerian descent into the underworldMusic linernotes album music harry-partchHarry Partch's Inanna retells the Sumerian descent into the underworldThe work centers on the Sumerian goddess Inanna’s journey to the underworld, drawn from ancient Mesopotamian mythology. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHarry Partch built his tuning system on just intonation, not equal temperamentHarry 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 SongbookExploreDorado Records released Vicki Brown's CompositionVerve Records released Count Basie at Newport in 1957Chrysalis Records released Pat Benatar's Crimes of PassionPolyvinyl Record Co. released Julia Holter's CrushingCurtis Mayfield's own label, Curtom, released CurtisPrevious Impulse! Records released A Love Supreme in January 1965Next Harry Partch was born in Oakland to parents who had been missionaries in China