Research Catalog

Title

Toward an American opera, 1911-1954 [sound recording].

Publication

New York : New World Records, p1978.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gluck, Alma, 1884-1938.
• McCormack, John, 1884-1945.
• Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
• Setti, Giulio, 1869-1938.
• Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
• Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
• Neway, Patricia, 1919-2012.
• Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982.
• Clements, Joy, 1932-2005.
• Turner, Claramae, 1920-2013.
• Cassily, Richard.
• Fredricks, Richard.
• Treigle, Norman.
• Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
• Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924.
• Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
• Gruenberg, Louis, 1884-1964.
• Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981.
• Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
• Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
• New York Philharmonic. prf
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus. prf
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra. prf

Description

1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono., stereo.; 12 in.

Subjects

• Operas > Excerpts
• Music > United States

Note

• "At head of title: Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc."
• The 1st 6 selections are mono., the remainder stereo.
• Durations on container; notes on the original recordings, program notes by Patrick J. Smith, texts, bibliography, and discography ([6] p. : ill.) bound in.

Contents

Natoma. I list the trill ; No country can my own outvie / Victor Herbert -- The king's henchman. Oh, Caesar, great wert thou ; Nay, Maccus, lay him down / Deems Taylor -- The Emperor Jones. Standin' in the need of prayer / Louis Gruenberg -- Merry mount. 'Tis an Earth defiled / Howard Hanson -- The second hurricane. Two Willow Hill ; Sextet ; Jeff's song ; Queenie's song / Aaron Copland -- The consul. To this we've come / Gian Carlo Menotti -- The tender land. It promises to be a fine night ; The promise of living / Aaron Copland.

LCCN

78750046

OCLC

• ocm04043714
• 4043714

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library