J. P. & S. F. Xmas song, 1982: [rehearsal music tracks]
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Title
J. P. & S. F. Xmas song, 1982: [rehearsal music tracks]
Collection
New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection
Names
Weiss, Mitch, 1952- (Composer)
Papp, Joseph (Performer)
Hill, Dean (Lyricist)
New York Shakespeare Festival Players (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1982-12
Table Of Contents
Christmas song rehearsal/music track recording (no. 1) -- Christmas song rehearsal/music track recording (no. 2) -- ['We got magic to do" (?) music and dance excerpt] -- Christmas song rehearsal/music track recording (no. 3)
Library Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-10 10630
Subjects
Christmas music
Music rehearsals
Theater -- Production and direction -- New York (State) -- New York
Hamlisch, Marvin. Chorus line. One. Selections
Hamlisch, Marvin. Chorus line. One
Twelve days of Christmas (English folk song)
Genres
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: [music by Mitch Weiss ; lyrics by Dean Hill].
Content: "JP & Shakefest Xmas song 1982; 15 ips; stereo NaB; 1/2 track tails; 407 Be careful!; 3 takes; take 2 best (leadered)"--From original audiotape hub.
Content: Title from original audiotape container spine.
Content: NYSF inventory no. 0543.
Content: Final version of music track is available in *LT-7-A 2766.
Performers: Joseph Papp, vocals ; with various vocalists from the New York Shakespeare Festival players.
Venue: Rehearsal/taping recorded [New York, New York] December 1982.
Acquisition: Gift; The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp; 1993.
Content: Forms part of the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (16 min., 19 sec.) : analog, 15 ips., NAB, stereo. ; 10 in.
Abstract
Recording contains 3 recording/rehearsal tracks of the 1982 NYSF Christmas song performed by Joe Papp and other members of the New York Shakespeare Festival Players. This song, written by Mitch Weiss and Dean Hill, was based on "The twelve days of Christmas" and "One" from "A chorus line", and contained titles of various shows NYSF produced in 1982.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16418636
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c1c4050-b3da-0133-06c2-3c07547a230f
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