Research Catalog

The exception and the rule Leonard Bernstein works on the music with Jerome Robbins.

Title
The exception and the rule [sound recording] : Leonard Bernstein works on the music with Jerome Robbins.
Author
Robbins, Jerome
Publication
[1968?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request Appointment
Not available - Please for assistance.
AudioPermit needed *MGZTL 4-3310 JRCPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

Details

Additional Authors
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
Description
1 sound disc (ca. 20 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Composer Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins work together on music and lyrics, chiefly from the chase scene, from Robbins' experimental theater work, The exception and the rule. The recording features mostly piano playing and singing by Bernstein with some comments and exchanges between the two collaborators.
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Collection
Subject
  • Robbins, Jerome > Friends and associates
  • Robbins, Jerome > Career in theater
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 > Songs and music
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York > Production and direction
  • Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Artistic collaboration
Note
  • Recorded ca. 1968, probably in New York, N.Y.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography (note)
  • The exception and the rule, also known as A pray by Blecht, is a musical adaptation, conceived by Jerome Robbins, of the original work by Bertolt Brecht. Leonard Bernstein, John Guare and Stephen Sondheim collaborated with Robbins on the project. A play within a play that takes place in a television studio, the plot features two rival groups of oil merchants racing through the desert and the relationship between one of the oilmen and his coolie, juxtaposed with black and white race relations. The show was scheduled for the Broadhurst Theater in Feb. 1969 but never opened. It was restaged in a workshop in 1987, retitled Race to Urga. Additional materials relating to these productions can be found in the Jerome Robbins Papers at the New York Public Library, see (S) *MGZMD 130.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-3310 JRC
OCLC
NYPT04-R193
Author
Robbins, Jerome.
Title
The exception and the rule [sound recording] : Leonard Bernstein works on the music with Jerome Robbins.
Imprint
[1968?]
Series
Jerome Robbins Collection
Access
Permission required.
Funding
Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biography
The exception and the rule, also known as A pray by Blecht, is a musical adaptation, conceived by Jerome Robbins, of the original work by Bertolt Brecht. Leonard Bernstein, John Guare and Stephen Sondheim collaborated with Robbins on the project. A play within a play that takes place in a television studio, the plot features two rival groups of oil merchants racing through the desert and the relationship between one of the oilmen and his coolie, juxtaposed with black and white race relations. The show was scheduled for the Broadhurst Theater in Feb. 1969 but never opened. It was restaged in a workshop in 1987, retitled Race to Urga. Additional materials relating to these productions can be found in the Jerome Robbins Papers at the New York Public Library, see (S) *MGZMD 130.
Local Note
Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-3310 JRC
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3310 JRC
Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3310 JRC
Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.
Added Author
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Ausnahme und die Regel.
Robbins, Jerome.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-3310 JRC
View in Legacy Catalog