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Interview with Robert Irving
- Title
- Interview with Robert Irving [sound recording]
- Author
- Irving, Robert, 1913-1991.
- Publication
- 1977.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-1342 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 25 min.)
- Summary
- Robert Irving discusses his beginnings as a dance orchestra conductor; his mentor, Constant Lambert; the musical repertory of the Sadler's Wells Ballet at that time; the need for versatility as a dance conductor; Irving's own music preferences for dance; using his conducting to adapt the music for different choreographers' and dancers' wishes; the Kirov Ballet's difficult musical tradition; critics and their impressions of the music; he re-emphasizes the importance of conductors' adaptability; recording music for ballets; tempo relating to dance; advice for aspiring dance conductors; how he came to work with New York City Ballet; trends in music for dance; Irving's personal music preferences; the visual component in music; his work as a composer; and future plans.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Oral History Archive.
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Uniform Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Subject
- Note
- Recorded July 24, 1977.
- Host: Lee Edward Stern for the WNYC, New York radio program series, Speaking of dance.
- Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1342
- OCLC
- NYPY00-R28
- Author
- Irving, Robert, 1913-1991. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Robert Irving [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 1977.
- Local Note
- Preservation master tape: *MGZTO 7-1342.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1342.Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD).
- Local Subject
- Audiotapes -- Irving, R.
- Added Author
- Irving, Robert, 1913-1991.Stern, Lee Edward. Interviewer
- Added Title
- Speaking of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTC 3-1342