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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Title
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich [sound recording] / Tim Page, interviewer.
Publication
May 29, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Ammons, A. R., 1926-2001.
  • Page, Tim, 1954-
  • Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939-
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
Description
1 sound disc (59 min) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Music critic Tim Page interviews the first female American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Zwilich speaks about her early interest in playing music, and her later decision to become a composer. She discusses the role of women and sexism in music and the difficulties in being a female composer. She notes that music reflects society. If society has certain restrictions and concepts about women, she says, then they create an order that reflects these concepts. However, Zwilich notes that it is more possible today to make a living as a composer than it was 15 years ago. She talks about her Pulitzer Prize winning work and says that there was a large cast involved in bringing all of the elements together. She speaks also about language of music; and about the diversity of modern music and her interest in both: classical music and pop music. During her interview excerpts from the String trio (1982) and Passages for soprano and instrumental ensemble, based on poems by A.R. Ammons, are played.
Uniform Title
Meet the composer (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Classical music radio programs.
  • Radio interviews.
Note
  • WNYC no. 8910.
Event (note)
  • Broadcast on radio station WNYC, New York, N.Y., May 29, 1985.
Source (note)
  • WNYC;
Call Number
*LDC 43581
OCLC
428815759
Title
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich [sound recording] / Tim Page, interviewer.
Imprint
May 29, 1985.
Event
Broadcast on radio station WNYC, New York, N.Y., May 29, 1985.
Source
Gift; WNYC; NN-RHA
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Ammons, A. R., 1926-2001. Poems. Selections.
Page, Tim, 1954- interviewer.
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939- interviewee.
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939- Trios, violin, viola, cello. 1982. Selections.
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939- Passages. Selections.
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
Research Call Number
*LDC 43581
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