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The musical parlor of Emily Dickinson

Title
The musical parlor of Emily Dickinson [videorecording] / presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center ; series producer, Cheryl D. Raymond.
Publication
New York, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Raymond, Cheryl D.
  • Toscano, Elise.
  • Williams, Trudy.
  • Boziwick, George, 1954-
  • Red Skies Music Ensemble. prf
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Description
2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division Chief, George Boziwick and The Red Skies Music Ensemble (George Boziwick and Trudy Williams, co-founders and co-creators) recreate the intimate settings of music-making in the Dickinson home. A selection of popular ballads, minstrel tunes, and Irish dance music from Emily's own music book illustrates in performance, pictures, and commentary how the Dickinsons collected, listened to, and performed the music of their time.
Subject
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Note
  • House program (4 p.), including biographical information about the performers, available on request, in *LDC 52548.
Access (note)
  • Viewing status: Open.
Event (note)
  • Recorded, Dec. 8, 2012, the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Vid. view copies: 2 Service DVDs; copied from Preservation Master; available in *LDV 1720.
Contents
I. Boston, 8 September, 1846 (My dear friend Abiah). 1. Reading (Elise Toscano) ; 2. Song "Long long ago" / words and music by Thomas Haynes Bayly (Elise Toscano, voice ; Brendan Dolan, piano) -- II. Emily Dickinson's Music book (George Boziwick) -- III. "The show is not the show" : the Dickinsons and musicmaking in Antebellum America / George Boziwick. 1. Readings (Elise Toscano) ; 2. Song "Oh the merry days when we were young" (Elise Toscano, voice ; Brendan Dolan, piano) -- IV. The Dickinsons and the American political struggle / George Boziwick. 1. Reading (Elise Toscano) ; 2. Song "There's a good time coming" (from Emily Dickinson's music book) / words and music by Charles MacKay and E.L. White (1846) (performed by the Ensemble ; Elise Toscano, voice) ; 3. Instrumental tune "The girl I left behind me": a. Version from Emily Dickinson's music book (ca. 1830) ; b. Traditional version / performed by the Ensemble ; 4. Song "The blue Juniata" / words and music by M.D. Sullivan (1844) (from Emily Dickinson's music book) (performed by the Ensemble ; Don Meade, voice) -- V. The Dickinson's servants (George Boziwick). 1. Reading (Elise Toscano) ; 2. Song "Old Dan Tucker" / words and music by Daniel Decatur Emmett (1844) (from Emily Dickinson's music book / performed by the Ensemble ; Elise Toscano, voice ; George Boziwick, harmonica -- VI. Amherst Irish / George Boziwick. 1. Readings / Elise Toscano ; 2. Drops of brandy. a. From Emily Dickinson's music book ; b. Traditional version ; 3. "Bonaparte crossing the Rhine" (from Emily Dickinson's music book) ; 4. "The devil's dream" (as it may have been performed by Emily Dickinson) ; 5. "Fisher's hornpipe" (from Emily Dickinson's music book) (performed by the Ensemble) -- VII. May 15, 1886. Song "Ye banks and braes of Bonnie Doon" (from Emily Dickinson's music book) / performed by the Ensemble ; Elise Toscano, voice).
Call Number
*LDV 1720
OCLC
828417906
Title
The musical parlor of Emily Dickinson [videorecording] / presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center ; series producer, Cheryl D. Raymond.
Imprint
New York, 2012.
Performer
The Red Skies Music Ensemble (George Boziwick, presenter, harmonica ; Brendan Dolan, piano ; Don Meade, banjo, fiddle, harmonica, voice ; Elise Toscano, voice, reader ; Rob Meador, mandolin ; Trudy Williams, bass ; Phil Forbes, percussion).
Event
Recorded, Dec. 8, 2012, the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y.
Access
Viewing status: Open.
Additional Formats
Vid. view copies: 2 Service DVDs; copied from Preservation Master; available in *LDV 1720.
Added Author
Raymond, Cheryl D., producer.
Toscano, Elise. Performer
Williams, Trudy. Performer
Boziwick, George, 1954- Commentator
Red Skies Music Ensemble. Performer
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Research Call Number
*LDV 1720
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