Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Lucia Dlugoszewski on WNYC radio [and] Erick Hawkins lecture [sound recording]

Author

Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000.

Publication

1983.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hawkins, Erick.
• Bernard, André, 1924-2003.

Description

2 sound discs (ca. 136 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

• Disc 1 (ca. 63 min.). Part 1 of Dlugoszewski interview. [Begins abruptly.] Host, André Bernard introduces the composer Lucia Dlugoszewski; Dlugoszewski speaks about her academic and musical background; the aesthetic [dimension] as an alternative to the competing trends of classicism and romanticism in music; her finding of this aesthetic quality more frequently in other arts than in music; distinguishing this quality from impressionism, her use of poetic titles to convey immediacy; surprise as the key to evoking a pure aesthetic response; her 1971 composition Tender theater flight nageri, including the significance of the title [Tender theater flight nageri is played]; her search for a new form to create aesthetic immediacy, including her interest in the late sonatas of Franz Schubert; her 1974 composition Fire fragile flight, including the significance of the title; John Cage's advice to her regarding beauty; the problem of the concept of beauty [Fire fragile flight is played; ends abruptly; recording continues on disc 2, tracks 2-4].
• Disc 2, track 1 (ca. 20 min.). [Applause.] Erick Hawkins speaks about performing his work Plains daybreak for children; the ability of children to see poetically; the porcupine and buffalo images in Plains daybreak; its suitability for children; the masks; the score [by Alan Hovhaness]; [excerpts and themes from the score are played, live, with commentary by Hawkins following each excerpt]; speaks about a Virgil Thompson composition and its rescoring for Hawkins' seven-member group [applause; gap; remainder of the disc, tracks 2-4, is the second part of the Dlugoszewski interview, beginning with the continuation of her composition Fire fragile flight].
• Disc 2, tracks 2-4 (ca. 53 min.). Part 2 of Dlugoszewski interview. [First ca. 20 min. of disc 2 (track 1) is a recording of a lecture by Erick Hawkins.] [Begins abruptly with continuation of playing of Fire fragile flight; announcements.] Dlugoszewski speaks further about the differences between her work and that of the musical impressionists; the relative aesthetic value of natural objects versus manmade objects, and the use of manmade objects to evoke aesthetic immediacy regarding natural objects; her composition Angels of the inmost heaven, including the significance of the title and the nature of the Hawkins' choreography for this work [Angels of the inmost heaven is played; announcements]; other composers, including her teachers and associates; compares John Cage's techniques and objectives with her own, especially his use of the prepared piano as contrasted with her use of the piano's strings, quotes two haikus to illustrate her concept of aesthetic immediacy; her piece Karumi beauty muga music, including the significance of the title; [Karumi beauty muga music is played]; naive realism and the relative advantage of music, movement, and paint over verbal poetry as a means to convey aesthetic immediacy; first meeting and working with Erick Hawkins; her lack of recognition in the musical world at the time; Hawkins' influence on her work [end of interview; announcements].

Donor/Sponsor

• Gift of David Sears.
• Oral History Archive.
• National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Subjects

• Plains daybreak (Choreographic work : Hawkins)
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Audiotapes > Dlugoszewski, L
• Audiotapes > Hawkins, E
• Composition (Music)
• Hawkins, Erick
• Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931- > Aesthetics

Note

• Interview with Lucia Dlugoszewski broadcast on WNYC radio FM 94 on Dec. 14, 1983; Erick Hawkins lecture in New York City on Dec. 8, 1983. The Dlugoszewki interview is recorded out-of-sequence. The first part is on disc 1. The second part is on tracks 2-4 (ca. 53 min. of disc 2). Track 1 of disc 2 (the first ca. 20 min.) contains the Erick Hawkins lecture.
• Sound quality of the Erick Hawkins lecture (disc 2, track 1) is poor, and it is marred by extraneous noise.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-1554

OCLC

NYPY04-R44

Author

Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000. Interviewee

Title

Interview with Lucia Dlugoszewski on WNYC radio [and] Erick Hawkins lecture [sound recording]

Imprint

1983.

Funding

Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.

Local Note

Archival originals: *MGZTCO 3-1554 nos. 1-2

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1554 nos. 1-2

Local Subject

Audiotapes -- Dlugoszewski, L.

Audiotapes -- Hawkins, E.

Added Author

Hawkins, Erick. Speaker

Bernard, André, 1924-2003. Host

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-1554