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Rehearsal piano music for West Side waltz

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Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

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Rehearsal piano music for West Side waltz

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Title
Rehearsal piano music for West Side waltz
Names
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Performer)
Thompson, Ernest, 1949- (Arranger)
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Commentator)
Fratti, Laura (Performer)
Collection

Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981
Table of Contents
[Act 1, scene 1]: My mother's exercise (scales) -- [Act 1, scene 2, cue 2]: [no. 31 from "Schule der] Geläufigkeit (2 times) / Czerny -- [Act 1, scene 2, cue 5]: [Excerpt] Bach concerto (Lyrical section) [BWV 1052, first movement: Allegro]: 1st attempt ; 2nd attempt (longer version) [audio track erratic] / J. S. Bach -- [Act 1, scene 3, cue 2]: [Excerpt] Bach concerto (Agitated) [BWV 1052, first movement: Allegro (Beginning)] / J. S. Bach -- [Act 2, scene 1]: [Excerpt] Tempest sonata: (Piano sonata no. 17, third movement: Allegretto) / Beethoven -- [Act 2, scene 3]: [Excerpt] Wine women, and song / J. Strauss II [audio erratic] -- [Excerpt] Bach concerto [BWV 1052, first movement: Allegro] / J. S. Bach -- [Commentary by Katharine Hepburn] -- [Excerpts] Bach concerto [BWV 1052, third movement: Allegro] Version 1 ; Version 2 / J. S. Bach.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1396
Topics
Waltzes
Concertos (Piano)
Sonatas (Piano)
Piano
Piano music
Music rehearsals
Czerny, Carl, 1791-1857. Schule der Geläufigkeit. No. 31. Selections
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichord, string orchestra, BWV 1052, D minor. Selections; arranged
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 17, op. 31, no. 2, D minor. Allegretto. Selections; arranged
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Wein, Weib, Gesang. Selections; arranged
Genres
Music
Notes
Source note: Title from cataloger.
Source note: "Scale-Mother ; Gelaufigkeit-Czerny ; Bach lyrical" --From original audiocassette label.
Content: Side 1 only.
Performers: [Laura Fratti, piano] ; Katharine Hepburn, commentary ; [Unidentified recording engineer?]
Venue: Recording Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, N. Y. 1981.
Acquisition: Separated from; Billy Rose Theatre Division, Katharine Hepburn papers, 1854-1997 (bulk 1928-1994); 2007.
Source note: Forms part of: Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials, *L(Special) 08-31.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (8 min., 51 sec.) : analog, mono, Dolby B
Description
This recording is a rundown (rehearsal) of piano pieces excerpts being used for cues for scenes in both Act 1 and 2 of the Broadway play "The West Side waltz", and as a practice tape for Katharine Hepburn. Not all of the music featured in the play is on this recording. Ms. Hepburn piano teacher/consulant Laura Fratti is performing the pieces as Ms. Hepburn and an unidentified audio enginner (?) provides additional commentary.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 903912194
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20535478
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cf9696e0-b883-0133-432f-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1907: Creator Born
  • 1981: Created
  • 2003: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Rehearsal piano music for West Side waltz" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d37fc520-b883-0133-3a7d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Rehearsal piano music for West Side waltz" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d37fc520-b883-0133-3a7d-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1981). Rehearsal piano music for West Side waltz Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d37fc520-b883-0133-3a7d-60f81dd2b63c

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Rehearsal piano music for West Side waltz