From the Sacred Harp: live concert recording

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Title

From the Sacred Harp: live concert recording

Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Names

Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Composer)
Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977 (Conductor)
New York Philharmonic (Performer)
Columbia Broadcasting System, inc (Producer)
WCBS (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (Sponsor)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1949-01-30

Table Of Contents

Part 1: Opening remarks (Unidentified CBS radio announcer) (0:00-0:45) -- From the sacred harp / Tom Scott (0:54-7:21) -- [Applause ; Closing remarks of work] (Unidentified CBS radio announcer) (7:22-7:45) [ends abruptly]

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 11652

Subjects

Sacred harp
Spirituals (Songs)
Radio programs, Musical
Orchestral music

Genres

Live Sound Recordings
Music

Notes

Content: Title from original audio disc label.
Content: Audio on side 1 only.
Content: "From the Sacred Harp (Tom Scott); Carnegie Hall Recording Co.; H1; The Philharmonic-Society of New York; Leopold Stokowski, conductor; Carnegie Hall; 1-30-49"--From original audio disc label.
Biographical/Historical: Based on two spirituals: "Poor wayfarin' stranger" and "Wondrous love".
Performers: The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York ; Leopold Stokowski, conductor ; [with unidentified radio host]
Venue: Broadcast WCBS-FM (?), recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York 1949 January 30.
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio disc (7 min., 45 sec.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 16 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 948755054
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20953663
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4dfeaa20-0c22-0135-7746-5fd05c6ed7ed

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. "From the Sacred Harp: live concert recording" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4dfeaa20-0c22-0135-7746-5fd05c6ed7ed

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1949). From the Sacred Harp: live concert recording Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4dfeaa20-0c22-0135-7746-5fd05c6ed7ed

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "From the Sacred Harp: live concert recording" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4dfeaa20-0c22-0135-7746-5fd05c6ed7ed

Wikipedia citation

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