The Dreamer That Remains: A Portrait of Harry Partch
Harry Partch (1901-1974) farsightedly fused non-western music and modern sensiblities. The hand-made instrumentation he designed was to be regarded as much as sculpture as the vehicles for scales and tonalities of his own choosing. Pouliet's documentary captures Partch's boundless energy and wit.
• By Stephen Pouliet. Music by Harry Partch. (1966, 27 mins, color, Print from Audio Brandon)

Dance Chromatic
Lou Harrison is one of the many contemporary composers who acknowledges some inspiration from Partch. His hypnotic and strongly rhythmic score for percussion serves the filmmaker's desire to create a fusion of dance, abstract painting, and music.
• By Ed Emshwiller. Music by Lou Harrison. Dancer, Nancy Fenster. (1959, 7 mins, color, Print from Film-Makers' Cooperative)

In Between
Shot in San Francisco, Brakhage's fifth film is a portrait of painter Jess Collins. Music by John Cage.
• By Stan Brakhage. Music by John Cage. With Jess Collins. (1955, 10 mins, color, Print from Canyon Cinema)

“C"/Calicloth
A semi-abstract theatrical advertising film, utilizing the textile designs of the Calico Mills of Bombay.
• By Ahmed Lateef. Music by John Cage. (1963, 4 mins, color, Print from Creative Film Society)

Fist Fight
Karlheinz Stockhausen's “Originale,” a cacaphonic collage, is the perfect foil for Breer's abrupt animation.
• By Robert Breer. Music by Karlheinz Stockhausen. (1964, 11 mins, color, Print from Canyon Cinema)

Furies
Ned Rorem's “Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano” provides a driving, textural brilliance for Petty's fluid draftsmanship.
• By Sara Petty. Music by Ned Rorem. (1977, 3 mins, color, Print from Serious Business)

The Bed
Warner Jepson provides the lyrically inquisitive and warmly romantic instrumentation for Broughton's famous film of the bed as a metaphorical cradle of humankind.
• By James Broughton. Photographed by Bill Desloge. Music by Warner Jepson. (1968, 20 mins, color, Print from PFA Collection)