Solitary songs: Excerpts
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Title
Solitary songs: Excerpts
Collection
Names
Koner, Pauline (Choreographer)
Valen, Fartein, 1887-1952 (Composer)
Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009 (Composer)
Pauline Koner Dance Consort (Dancer)
Riverside Dance Festival (Event place)
Koner, Pauline (Commentator)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1980-01
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6867
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Riverside Theater, New York, in Jan. 1980 during the Riverside Dance Festival.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Pauline Koner. Music: Fartein Valen (1st solo), Lukas Foss (2nd solo). Costumes: Evelyn Miller. Lighting: Gary Barnes.
Performers: Performed by members of the Pauline Koner Dance Consort.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (28 min.) : sound, black and whiter ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
The two solos from Solitary songs are preceded by an introduction by Koner, in which she reminisces about her career as a solo recitalist and explains the genesis of the work in words and movement.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896040361-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12167924
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c946ce0-8348-0138-7086-2d127f9211f1
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Solitary songs: Excerpts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c946ce0-8348-0138-7086-2d127f9211f1
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Solitary songs: Excerpts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c946ce0-8348-0138-7086-2d127f9211f1
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Solitary songs: Excerpts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c946ce0-8348-0138-7086-2d127f9211f1
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