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I see what you mean, but the piano just has so few harmonics. Harpsichords aren't that noisy, are they? From a spectrogram, it looks like the piano gets fairly noisy attacks in its higher ranges too.
> It's one of Harry Partch's tragic flaws, IMO...
I don't know that I'd call it a flaw, but I do find it funny that someone would invent a method of using a gamut with dozens of notes for reasons of consonance, then use plinky sustain-free instruments and glissandi everywhere. More than a flaw, it shows Partch's absolute confidence and belief in just intonation--he thought it was worth using even when the audible difference was so subtle. I'd like to hear his music on slightly redesigned instruments with more sustained tones (and a more modern recording approach) though.
Have you heard the Kronos Quartet play Ben Johnston's arrangement of U.S. Highball? You can hear the pitches like never before, plus it's played by a higher caliber of musician than Partch generally had available.
Burkholder/Grout/Palisca
You most definitely can get away with an earlier edition (6th is probably the earliest I'd go. Get the anthologies with it if you can.)
Online, they have some study outlines and practice quizzes too, which helps you get the basics down for a grad school exam. I was able to pass mine just reviewing this for 30-60 minutes a day for a few weeks.
Tip: Focus on concepts. Learn style. If you can associate styles with dates and composers with styles, you're going to get a rough idea when composers were alive and writing. It's far easier than memorizing composer's dates.