Research Catalog

Title

The transposed heads [sound recording] : songs [and music excerpts from other theater works] / music by Elliot Goldenthal.

Author

Goldenthal, Elliot.

Publication

c 1986.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Goldenthal, Elliot.
• Goldfarb, Sidney, 1942-
• Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr
• Taymor, Julie, 1952-

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo.

Summary

Cassette contains songs used for the musical puppet show The transposed heads, along with musical excerpts from other plays scored by Elliott Goldenthal. The transposed heads was considered by the New York Shakespeare Festival but was not produced. The musical was adapted from Thomas Mann's novella by Julie Taymor and Sidney Goldfarb.

Alternative Title

• Beowulf vs Grendel.
• New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York

Note

• Separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Credits (note)

• Lyrics by Sidney Goldfarb.

Event (note)

• Recorded in New York in 1986.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

• Side 1. The transposed heads. Oxcart -- Dance of the limbs -- Shrdaman's theme -- House of love -- The wedding dance -- How sad is satisfaction -- Who's the husband? -- One and only moon -- Straight to the friend -- Hymn -- Tango -- Could it be Nanda.
• Side 2. Theatre excerpts. Overture (from "The king stag") -- Full fathom five (from "The tempest") -- Truffaldino the birdcatcher (from "The king stag") -- Come come come (from "Liberty's taken") -- Beowulf vrs. [sic] Grendel -- Ariel's pan flute (from "The tempest") -- Processional (from "The king stag")

Call Number

*LTC 10702

Author

Goldenthal, Elliot.

Title

The transposed heads [sound recording] : songs [and music excerpts from other theater works] / music by Elliot Goldenthal.

Imprint

c 1986.

Credits

Lyrics by Sidney Goldfarb.

Event

Recorded in New York in 1986.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Vertauschten Köpfe. English. Selections.

Goldfarb, Sidney, 1942- Adapter

Goldfarb, Sidney, 1942- Lyricist

Taymor, Julie, 1952- Adapter

Goldenthal, Elliot. King stag. Selections.

Goldenthal, Elliot. Tempest. Selections.

Goldenthal, Elliot. Liberty's taken. Come come come.

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

Beowulf vs Grendel.

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Research Call Number

*LTC 10702