Music

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Title

Music

Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Names

Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Composer)
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 (Performer)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Conductor)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1960 - 1969 (Approximate)

Table Of Contents

[*LJ-12 5995]: Part 1. [15 unidentified orchestral excerpts] / Tom Scott -- Part 2. [20 motion picture music excerpts from "Summer sequence"?] / Tom Scott. |||| [*LJ-12 5996]: Part 3. [The creation / based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson ; Go down death (1960)] / Tom Scott -- Part 4. [1 unidentified orchestra part of work] / Tom Scott.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-12 5995--5996

Subjects

Orchestral music
Excerpts
Sacred music
Motion picture music

Genres

Music

Notes

Source Note: Title from original audio disc labels.
Performers: Tom Scott, conductor. Parts 1 and 4: [Unidentified orchestra] ; Part 2: [Featuring small instrumental ensembles including electronic tape, mandolin, whistling, guitar, accordion, vibraphone, piano, harp, harmonica, and banjo)] ; Part 3: [Unidentified a cappella mixed choir with narrator (1st work) and baritone solo (2nd work)]
Venue: Recorded Gotham Recording Corporation, New York, New York [196-?]
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Language: Sung and spoken in English (Part 3 only)
Acquisition: Forms part of: Tom Scott audio collection, 1941-1960.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 audio discs (54 min., 17 sec.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono, ; 12 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 945735136
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20929004
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 12d12d00-23af-0135-5444-77e551f4ee8e

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Music" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12d12d00-23af-0135-5444-77e551f4ee8e

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). Music Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12d12d00-23af-0135-5444-77e551f4ee8e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Music" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12d12d00-23af-0135-5444-77e551f4ee8e

Wikipedia citation

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