The creation

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Title

The creation

Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Names

Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Composer)
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 (Lyricist)
Westminster Choir (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1950 (Questionable)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-10 1922

Subjects

Sacred music
Monologues (Music)

Genres

Music

Notes

Source Note: Title from disc.
Citation/Reference: Copyright date of sheet music [June 29, 1950] from Catalog of copyright entries: 3rd series, p. 582.
Statement Of Responsibility: Words from "God's trombones" by James Weldon Johnson.
Source Note: "The creation; Johnson-Tom Scott; Westminster Choir"--From original audio disc label (Side 1).
Performers: Tom Scott, narrator; The Westminster Choir, performers.
Venue: Recorded Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey [1950?]
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Acquisition: Forms part of: Tom Scott audio collection, 1941-1960.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio disc (5 min., 41 sec.) : analog, 78 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 10 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 945572781
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20926134
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1747e180-23af-0135-2b41-655cb246d769

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

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The creation" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1747e180-23af-0135-2b41-655cb246d769

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1950). The creation Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1747e180-23af-0135-2b41-655cb246d769

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The creation" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1747e180-23af-0135-2b41-655cb246d769

Wikipedia citation

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