Orchestra rehearsal for the Feld Ballet

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Title
Orchestra rehearsal for the Feld Ballet
Names
Feld, Eliot (Speaker)
Ardolino, Emile (Director)
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996 (Speaker)
Schwarz, Gerald (Conductor)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Contributor)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978-12-19
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-2269
Topics
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996
Feld, Eliot
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996 -- Formations
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996 -- Santa Fe saga
Feld Ballet
Battle hymn of the republic (Song)
Dance in America
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
Rehearsals
Genres
Television programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded by WNET/13 December 19, 1978 New York (N.Y.)
Funding: The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 5 audiotape reels (approximately 1 hr., 35 min.) : polyester; half-track; 7.5 ips; 5 in.
Overall, the sound quality is good. There are frequent technical notes and comments, other extraneous noises, and short gaps.
Description
Recording of the orchestra rehearsal held on December 19, 1978, at the New York City National Recording Studios in connection with the filming of The Feld Ballet, a television program broadcast on May 16, 1979, as part of the Dance in America series by WNET/13, New York. The rehearsal is of music by Morton Gould, including excerpts of Santa Fe saga [music for Eliot Feld's work Santa Fe saga] and Formations [music for Feld's work Half time], and a work referred to as Battle hymn [Battle Hymn of the Republic]. The recording includes occasional instructions and comments by Gould, Emile Ardolino (the director of the program), Gerald Schwarz (the conductor), and Eliot Feld, as well as a discussion between Gould and Feld. The recording of a subsequent production session, held on January 10,1979, is in the Library's collection and cataloged as Recording session of The Feld Ballet /WNET/13. A videocassette of the finished program is also in the Library's collection and cataloged as *MGZIC 9-114. Streaming audio file 1, December 19, 1978 (approximately 22 minutes). The first approximate minutes of the recording is in substantial part the setting of decibel levels and the tuning of the musical instruments; at approximately 15 minutes into the recording, the rehearsal begins, initially with the Battle hymn of The republic. The recording includes occasional instructions and comments by Emile Ardolino, Morton Gould, Gerald Schwarz, and Eliot Feld. . Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 24 minutes). The orchestra rehearsal continues, again with occasional instructions and comments by the participants. Streaming audio file 3 (approximately 22 minutes).The orchestra rehearsal continues, again with occasional instructions and comments by the participants. Streaming audio file 4 (approximately 20 minutes). The orchestra rehearsal continues. This file consists in substantial part of a discussion between Eliot Feld and Morton Gould, including with respect to Gould's use of vernacular forms in his music, the creative process, and Feld's use of his music. Streaming audio file 5 (approximately 7 minutes). The orchestra rehearsal continues.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79419556
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16295003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7281960-e435-0135-20b5-5f31898a236b
Rights Statement
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Orchestra rehearsal for the Feld Ballet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d071530-3ba3-0134-aa59-60f81dd2b63c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Orchestra rehearsal for the Feld Ballet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d071530-3ba3-0134-aa59-60f81dd2b63c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Orchestra rehearsal for the Feld Ballet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d071530-3ba3-0134-aa59-60f81dd2b63c

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Orchestra rehearsal for the Feld Ballet