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The dreams of Jacob commentary

Title
The dreams of Jacob commentary [sound recording].
Publication
1951.

Details

Additional Authors
  • 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.
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
  • Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953
  • Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
  • Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
  • Dreams of Jacob (Choreographic work : Shawn)
  • Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
  • Motion pictures. The dreams of Jacob
  • Audiotapes > Shawn, T
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.
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