Interview with Soulima Stravinsky, 1977-1978

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Title

Interview with Soulima Stravinsky, 1977-1978

Collection

Dance Oral History Project

Names

Stravinsky, Soulima, 1910-1994 (Interviewee)
Wood, Thor E (Interviewer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977-02-03 - 1978-01-14

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-563

Subjects

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929
Balanchine, George
Stravinsky, Soulima, 1910-1994 -- Interviews

Genres

Oral Histories
Interviews

Notes

Additional Physical Form: For transcript of interview, see *MGZMT 5-563.
Content: Interview with Soulima Stravinsky conducted by Thor E. Wood on February 3, 5, 7, and 8, 1977, and on January 14, 1978, at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in New York City, for the Oral History Project of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Bibliographic History: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division 1977-1978 New York (N.Y.)
Funding: The conservation 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

Extent: 4 aduiotape reels (approximately 8 hr., 30 min.) ; polyester; 5"; half-track; 1.875 ips

Abstract

Streaming audio files 1 -7 (approximately eight hours and 30 minutes). Soulima Stravinsky speaks with Thor E. Wood about his father Igor Stravinsky, his method of composition and musical tastes; remembrances of Sergei Diaghilev, Leonide Massine, Darius Milhaud, Serge Lifar, Misia Sert, Boris Kochno, Bronislava Nijinska, George Balanchine, Ida Rubinstein, and Nadia Boulanger; the family life of the Stravinskys; Vera de Bosset Stravinsky; Robert Craft; his own career in music.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 79676435
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12118371
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 50c4d610-7c8e-0136-01bd-075e292fc665

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Soulima Stravinsky, 1977-1978" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977 - 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50c4d610-7c8e-0136-01bd-075e292fc665

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977 - 1978). Interview with Soulima Stravinsky, 1977-1978 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50c4d610-7c8e-0136-01bd-075e292fc665

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Soulima Stravinsky, 1977-1978" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50c4d610-7c8e-0136-01bd-075e292fc665

Wikipedia citation

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