Research Catalog

Title

[Agnes de Mille collection of music audiotapes] [sound recording]

Publication

[ca. 1974-78]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

De Mille, Agnes.

Description

• 34 sound tape reels; 7 in.
• 6 sound tape reels ;
• 11 sound discs : digital ;

Donor/Sponsor

Oral History Archive. Gift of Agnes De Mille.

Subject

• Agnes de Mille's Heritage Dance Theatre (Company)
• Cherry tree legend (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Logger's clog (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Matrix (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Rose for Miss Emily (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Texas fourth (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Four Marys (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Gold rush (Choreographic work : De Mille)

Note

• Sound recordings of music used for rehearsals, lecture/demonstrations and performances of various ballets choreographed by De Mille and performed by her Heritage Dance Theatre.
• As of 09/02 listener copies of Reels 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 18, 20, 25-26, 29, and 30 are available. The remaining reels are awaiting preservation.
• Reels 1-6 are 5 in. reel-to-reel tapes. Reels 7-40 are 7 in. reel-to-reel tapes.

Contents

• Reel 1. Matrix, pt. 1 -- Reel 2. Matrix, pt. 2 -- Reel 3. Texas Fourth, pt. 1 -- Reel 4. Texas Fourth, pt. 2 -- Reel 5. Piano tape for Cleveland -- Reel 6. Matrix (includes all violin parts) -- Reel 7. Conversations about the dance, lecture/demonstration music tape, 5/14/75 -- Reel 8. Conversations about the dance, lecture/demonstration, music tape. Includes: African drums & chant, Waltz, Hair, Hair to Waltz -- Reel 9. De Mille Dance Theatre, spring tour 1974. Includes: Matrix #1, Matrix #2, Texas Fourth, pt. 1, Texas Fourth, pt. 2 -- Reel 10. Texas Fourth, pts. 1 & 2, 9/74 -- Reel 11. Rehearsal tape #1. Includes: Overture, Matrix, Walls of Zion, Texas Fourth, Bonnie blue flag, Four Marys -- Reel 12. Gold rush (program 1, 9/73) -- Reel 13.Gold rush (rehearsal tape #2) -- Reel 14. Gold rush (program 1, Act II, 10/31/73) -- Reel 15. A rose for Miss Emily (program 2, Act II) -- Reel 16. A rose for Miss Emily (master tape #4) -- Reel 17. A rose for Miss Emily (rehearsal tape #4) -- Reel 18. Duplicate tape (programs 1 & 2, Act II) -- Reel 19. Rehearsal tape -- Reel 20. Master tape -- Reel 21. Music tape. Includes: June apple, African song, African drums -- Reel 22. Guitar blues and Hell on wheels (program 2, Act II, 11/15/73) -- Reel 23. Show tape #1. Includes: Cherry tree carol, Guitar blues, Loggers song, Clog dance -- Reel 24. Cherry tree, emergency tape, Carl Wallace voice-over -- Reel 25. Four Marys, 11/15/73
• Contents continued: Reel 26. Four Marys, fall tour 1974 -- Reels 27-29. Spring tour 1974 -- Reels 30-34. Fall 1973 tour -- Reels 35-38. Back up, 1973 tour -- Reel 39. Unidentified music -- Reel 40. Unidentified music.

Call Number

*MGZT 7-1772

OCLC

NYPY936022881-R

Title

[Agnes de Mille collection of music audiotapes] [sound recording]

Imprint

[ca. 1974-78]

Local Note

AWAITING PRESERVATION. NOT AVAILABLE FOR LISTENING.

Listener copy: *MGZTL 4-1772 Reel 1, Reel 2, Reel 4, Reel 6, Reel 9, Reel 10, Reel 18, Reel 20, Reel 25-26, Reel 29, and Reel 30.

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1772 Reel 1, Reel 2, Reel 4, Reel 6, Reel 9, Reel 10, Reel 18, Reel 20, Reel 29, and Reel 30.

Added Author

De Mille, Agnes.

Research Call Number

*MGZT 7-1772

*MGZTL 4-1772