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The great procession [and] The river of light Works & process at the Guggenheim
- Title
- The great procession [and] The river of light [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
- Publication
- 1999.
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- Additional Authors
- Wuorinen, Charles.
- Rudich, Rachel.
- Taylor, Stephen (Oboist)
- Kay, Alan R.
- Macomber, Curtis.
- Neubauer, Paul, 1962-
- Sherry, Fred.
- Cobb, Timothy.
- Bush, Phillip.
- Oldfather, Christopher.
- Jolles, Susan.
- Ramirez, Benjamin.
- Carroll, Paul.
- Kolor, Thomas.
- Knussen, Oliver.
- Cronson, Mary Sharp.
- Group for Contemporary Music.
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (NTSC) (82 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- This program includes a panel discussion preceded and followed by performances of Charles Wuorinen's The great procession and The river of light, two musical pieces inspired by Dante's The divine comedy. The panelists discuss the music's genesis as both a response to Dante and as choreographic accompaniment, the complex palindromic structure of The great procession, and Wuorinen's system of musical notation.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.
- Series Statement
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 112.
- Uniform Title
- Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Video.
- Music.
- Credits (note)
- Music: Charles Wuorinen
- Event (note)
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Feb. 12 and 13, 1999. (Viewer copy is Feb. 13, 1999.)
- Funding (note)
- With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
- Biography (note)
- The great procession and The river of light, together with a third Dante-inspired piece, The mission of Virgil, were composed for New York City Ballet. The versions heard during the program were reinterpreted for a smaller ensemble.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-1113
- OCLC
- 85893781
- Title
- The great procession [and] The river of light [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].
- Imprint
- 1999.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 112.Works and process at the Guggenheim.
- Credits
- Music: Charles Wuorinen
- Performer
- Music performed by members of the Group for Contemporary Music, including Rachel Rudich (flute), Steve Taylor (oboe), Alan R. Kay (clarinet and bass clarinet), Curtis Macomber (violin), Paul Neubauer (viola), Fred Sherry (cello), Timothy Cobb (contrabass), Phillip Bush (piano and celeste), Christopher Oldfather (piano), Susan Jolles (harp), Benjamin Ramirez (timpani), Paul Carroll (percussion), and Thomas Kolor (percussion). Conductor: Oliver Knussen.
- Event
- Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Feb. 12 and 13, 1999. (Viewer copy is Feb. 13, 1999.)
- Funding
- With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.
- Biography
- The great procession and The river of light, together with a third Dante-inspired piece, The mission of Virgil, were composed for New York City Ballet. The versions heard during the program were reinterpreted for a smaller ensemble.
- Added Author
- Wuorinen, Charles. ComposerRudich, Rachel. InstrumentalistTaylor, Stephen (Oboist) InstrumentalistKay, Alan R. InstrumentalistMacomber, Curtis. InstrumentalistNeubauer, Paul, 1962- InstrumentalistSherry, Fred. InstrumentalistCobb, Timothy. InstrumentalistBush, Phillip. InstrumentalistOldfather, Christopher. InstrumentalistJolles, Susan. InstrumentalistRamirez, Benjamin. InstrumentalistCarroll, Paul. InstrumentalistKolor, Thomas. InstrumentalistKnussen, Oliver. ConductorWuorinen, Charles. IntervieweeKnussen, Oliver. IntervieweeSherry, Fred. ModeratorCronson, Mary Sharp. ProducerGroup for Contemporary Music.Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-1113