Choreographic works of Talley Beatty
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Title
Choreographic works of Talley Beatty
Collection
Names
Beatty, Talley (Choreographer)
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 (Composer)
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Composer)
Strayhorn, Billy (Composer)
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (Composer)
National Center of Afro-American Artists (Associated name)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1969 (Questionable)
Table Of Contents
Histoire d'un petit voyage (ca. 21 min.) / music, Aaron Copland -- Road of the Phoebe Snow (ca. 25 min.) / music, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn -- Toccata [excerpt of Come and get the beauty of it hot] (ca. 16 min.) / music, Dizzy Gillespie. Tape ends before conclusion of work.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8759
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5585 (former)
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Notes
Content: Title from program information provided by Delores Browne.
Performers: Danced by students of the Dance Department of the National Center of Afro-American Artists.
Venue: Videotaped in studio rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston, Mass., possibly in 1969.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (62 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F2650
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13681541
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographic works of Talley Beatty" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1969). Choreographic works of Talley Beatty Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Choreographic works of Talley Beatty" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea7a30c0-90c4-0135-1580-1fca30db31d7
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