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I'm old fashioned [interview with Morton Gould

Title
I'm old fashioned [videorecording] : [interview with Morton Gould, part 1].
Publication
1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Robbins, Jerome.
  • Gould, Morton, 1913-1996.
  • Moredock, Richard.
  • Gold, Joel.
  • New York City Ballet.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (23 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
After a rehearsal of excerpts from Variations on I'm old fashioned, Jerome Robbins discusses the progress of the work with composer Morton Gould and pianist Richard Moredock. They discuss problems with the opening, the ordering of the variations and the music. After Robbins and Moredock leave the studio, Morton Gould is interviewed alone, probably by Joel Gold. He talks about the challenge of capturing the quality of Astaire in the ballet; the importance of being self-critical during the creative process; what it is like to work with Robbins. The interview is cut off abruptly. For the remainder, see *MGZIA 4-6194. For the rehearsal that precedes this conversation, see *MGZIA 4-6103, *MGZIA 4-6138, and *MGZIA 4-6137.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Subject
  • Astaire, Fred > Influence
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Gould, Morton, 1913-1996
  • Variations on I'm old fashioned (Choreographic work : Robbins)
  • Composers > Interviews
  • Artistic collaboration
  • Composition (Music)
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Music.
Note
  • No time/date code on frame.
Credits (note)
  • Videotaped by Joel Gold.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in a New York City Ballet studio, on Nov. 4, 1982.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • Variations on I'm old fashioned is a ballet tribute to Fred Astaire, with music by Morton Gould, based on Jerome Kern's song I'm old fashioned, from the motion picture You were never lovelier (Columbia, 1942). The ballet premiered on June 16, 1983.
  • This tape is one of 36 made between Sept. and Nov. 1982 for a projected documentary on the making of I'm old fashioned. DeWitt Sage, Joel Gold and John Goberman were involved in the project, which was never produced.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6193 JRC
OCLC
NYPT03-F148
Title
I'm old fashioned [videorecording] : [interview with Morton Gould, part 1].
Imprint
1982.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Credits
Videotaped by Joel Gold.
Performer
Jerome Robbins, Morton Gould and Richard Moredock in conversation.
Event
Videotaped in a New York City Ballet studio, on Nov. 4, 1982.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
Variations on I'm old fashioned is a ballet tribute to Fred Astaire, with music by Morton Gould, based on Jerome Kern's song I'm old fashioned, from the motion picture You were never lovelier (Columbia, 1942). The ballet premiered on June 16, 1983.
This tape is one of 36 made between Sept. and Nov. 1982 for a projected documentary on the making of I'm old fashioned. DeWitt Sage, Joel Gold and John Goberman were involved in the project, which was never produced.
Added Author
Robbins, Jerome.
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Interviewee
Moredock, Richard.
Gold, Joel. Interviewer
New York City Ballet.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6193 JRC
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