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Speech by José Limón at the Juilliard School

Title
Speech by José Limón at the Juilliard School [sound recording].
Author
Limón, José.
Publication
1966.

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AudioSupervised use *MGZTL 4-420Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Oral history archive.
  • Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 2009-2010.
  • Doris Duke Charitable Foundation., 2009-2010
Description
1 sound disc (ca. 32 min.) : digital; (4 3/4 in.)
Summary
José Limón speaks about the close relationship between music and dance, with examples drawn from the music of Johann Sebastian Bach; the selection and use of music by Doris Humphrey, Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Leonide Massine, Antony Tudor, and Agnes de Mille; an anecdote about his wife [Pauline Lawrence] playing the accompaniment at a dance rehearsal; the difficulty of agreeing with the musicians on the tempo; his experiences with composers and musicians, including Villa-Lobos; Arnold Schoenberg; Paul Hindemith; Simon Sadoff; and Kodály; concluding remarks [ends abruptly].
Subjects
Note
  • Speech at the Juilliard School given by José Limón, on Oct. 5, 1966, in New York City.
  • Sound quality is good.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 2009-2010.
System Details (note)
  • Transferred from 1 sound tape reel (ca. 32 min.; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in.; half-track, polyester; originally recorded on Oct. 5, 1966) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2010.
Source (note)
  • Estate of Benjamin Harkarvy;
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-420
OCLC
77908573
Author
Limón, José.
Title
Speech by José Limón at the Juilliard School [sound recording].
Imprint
1966.
Funding
Preservation funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 2009-2010.
System Details
Transferred from 1 sound tape reel (ca. 32 min.; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in.; half-track, polyester; originally recorded on Oct. 5, 1966) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2010.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZT 5-420
Archive original: *MGZTO 7-420
Source
Gift; Estate of Benjamin Harkarvy; 2003.
Added Author
Estate of Benjamin Harkarvy. Donor
Oral history archive.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 2009-2010.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation., 2009-2010
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-420
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