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Additional authors

1. Wilk, Max

Found in

1. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Description

1. 1 streaming audio file (approximately 50 min.) : digital, mono.

Summary

1. Irving Caesar, an American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for numerous songs, talks about Irving Berlin's influence, popular songs with a meaning and theme, songs that were motivated by real events, period songs and their creators, the cult of performers, the identification of a song with a particular artist rather than its creators, hit songs, and such. He recommends Wilk to use NYPL Rodgers & Hammerstein collection as an invaluable source of material for his book on songs.

Alternative title

1. They're playing our song.
2. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Subject

1. Sound recordings
2. Interviews
3. Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996 > Interviews
4. Lyricists > United States > Interviews
5. Composers > United States > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LDC 53146

Note

1. Title supplied by cataloger from information on the original container.
2. Original interview conducted by Max Wilk, playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books, for the book "They're playing our song" published in 1973.

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted.

Additional formats (note)

1. Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53146.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "They're playing our song."

Author

1. Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09.

Playing time

1. 005022

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio
2. computer

Type of carrier

1. audio disc
2. online resource

Performer

1. Irving Caesar, interviewee ; Max Wilk, interviewer.

Event

1. Recorded in New York 1971 March 9.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted.

Additional formats

1. Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53146.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "They're playing our song."

Local note

1. Archival original: (1 audiotape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.) in *LT-10 2158.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Wilk, Max, interviewer.

Added title

1. They're playing our song.
2. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Found in:

1. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Research call number

1. *LDC 53146
2. *LT-10 2158