- Additional Authors
- Found In
- Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. [Commentary to accompany filmed dances], pt. 1.
- Summary
- Track 2: The dreams of Jacob commentary (ca. 12 min.). Ted Shawn speaks about his dance The dreams of Jacob, including Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge's commissioning of the music by Darius Milhaud; the reason he chose the topic of Jacob's dreams; the choreography and the story it is intended to show; difficulties he encountered in choreographing the this score.
- Subject
- Note
- Sound quality is fair. There is some distortion.
- Introductory commentary by Ted Shawn for the film of his dance The dreams of Jacob, recorded in 1951 at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, in Lee, Mass.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
- Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-39, pt. 2
- OCLC
- 84469470
- Title
The dreams of Jacob commentary [sound recording].
- Imprint
1951.
- Funding
Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008 and the National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
- Local Note
For the film The dreams of Jacob see entry under: *MGZHB 4-333.
Request *MGZTL 4-39, track 2.
- Added Author
National Endowment for the Arts, 2007-2008.
New York State Council on the Arts, 2007-2008.
Ted Shawn collection. Oral history archive.
- Found In:
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972. [Commentary to accompany filmed dances], pt. 1.