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[Barton Mumaw] God of lightning (Shawn) commentary.

Title: [Barton Mumaw] God of lightning (Shawn) [sound recording] : commentary.
Author: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
Publication: [1940?]

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Description

1 sound cassette (ca. 6 min.)

Summary

Shawn discusses the costume, Bartok's music, and the choreography of the dance.

Donor/Sponsor

Ted Shawn Collection. Oral History Archive.
National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Subjects

Note

Introductory commentary, recorded in studio 1 at Jacob's Pillow in Lee, Massachusetts, during a showing of a film of Barton Mumaw performing God of lightning, a section of Shawn's The dome. The film referred to is *MGZHB 4-298 [Barton Mumaw].
The portion of the recording summarized here begins approximately 25 min. into the recording.

Funding (note)

Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Biography (note)

Originally recorded on 7" reel-to-reel acetate, half-track tape at 3 3/4 in. per sec. Transferred to compilation (10" reel-to-reel polyester) dubbing master and then to compilation service copy sound cassette. Compilation contents: pt. 1 [Barton Mumaw] : commentary (ca. 25 min.) - - pt. 2 [Barton Mumaw] god of lightning (Shawn) : commentary (ca. 6 min.) - - pt. 3 [Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers] : worker's song of Middle Europe : commentary (ca. 7 min.) - - pt. 4 [Religious dances] Swing low sweet chariot and Doxology : commentary (ca. 4 min.) - - pt. 5 [Religious dances] O brother sun and sister noon : commentary (ca. 12 min.)

Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2005A

OCLC

NYPY737017930-R

Author

Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.

Title

[Barton Mumaw] God of lightning (Shawn) [sound recording] : commentary.

Imprint

[1940?]

Funding

Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

Biography

Originally recorded on 7" reel-to-reel acetate, half-track tape at 3 3/4 in. per sec. Transferred to compilation (10" reel-to-reel polyester) dubbing master and then to compilation service copy sound cassette. Compilation contents: pt. 1 [Barton Mumaw] : commentary (ca. 25 min.) - - pt. 2 [Barton Mumaw] god of lightning (Shawn) : commentary (ca. 6 min.) - - pt. 3 [Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers] : worker's song of Middle Europe : commentary (ca. 7 min.) - - pt. 4 [Religious dances] Swing low sweet chariot and Doxology : commentary (ca. 4 min.) - - pt. 5 [Religious dances] O brother sun and sister noon : commentary (ca. 12 min.)

Local Note

*MGZT 7-42 (Former classmark)

*MGZTC 3-42, pt. 2 (Former classmark)

Archive copy: *MGZTO 7-42, pt. 2

Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2005A

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Barton Mumaw.

Audiotapes -- Shawn, T.

Research Call Number

*MGZTC 3-2005A [sound cassette]

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