An hour with Marian Anderson.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, interviewee.

Contributor:

Thomas, Tony, interviewer.

Language:

English

German

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.

Anderson, Marian.

Sacred songs (Low voice) with orchestra.

Cantatas, Sacred--Excerpts.

Cantatas, Sacred.

Spirituals (Songs).

Genre:

Interviews.

Sound recordings.

Excerpts.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of Marian Anderson, 1977, 1987, and 1991.

Physical Description:

1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape

2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape

1 audiocassette : analog, Dolby B processed

10 in.

Contained In:

Marian Anderson Collection of Miscellaneous Sound Recordings. Cassette MA238.

Other Title:

Let us break bread together on our knees.

I got a robe.

Heav'n, heav'n.

Every time I feel de spirit.

Gospel train.

Honor! Honor!

He's got the whole world in His hands.

Lead kindly light.

Plenty good room.

System Details:

analog

magnetic

7 1/2 ips

half (2) track

Summary:

Marian Anderson discusses her childhood, early musical experiences, the meaning of spirituals, her first encounter with racism, the advantages of formal musical education, how children are taught racial attitudes, her recollections of Paul Robeson, the response to her performances of spirituals on her international tours, her experience of singing at the shrine to Mahatma Gandhi, the Lincoln Memorial concert of 1939 which came about from the refusal of the D.A.R. to allow her to perform in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., her views concerning segregation, and some of her basic beliefs about life.

Contents:

Let us break bread together on our knees

I got a robe (known by the title Heav'n, heav'n)

Ev'ry time I feel de spirit

De gospel train

You've got to be taught : from South Pacific / Richard Rodgers

Honor, honor

He's got the whole world in His hands

Lead kindly light (solo voice)

Plenty good room

Cantata no. 12 : Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen. Kreuz und Krone sind verlunden (with orchestral acc. and Anderson's recitation of English translation of the text over the orchestral opening) / J.S. Bach

St. Matthew Passion. Erbarme dich, mein Gott (with orchestral acc. and Anderson's introductory text spoken over the orchestral opening) / J.S. Bach.

Participant:

Marian Anderson, contralto; unidentified pianist. Tony Thomas, interviewer and producer.

Notes:

Interview with Marian Anderson, interspersed with recordings of her performances with piano accompaniment.

Title from announcer's spoken words.

Label on original tape container: "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation."

Original copy: 1 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape (MA238); preservation copy: 2 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tapes (MA Reels 38-39); service copy: 1 cassette tape (MA238). Preservation and service copies recorded 1997.

Contains:

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. South Pacific. You've got to be taught.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen. Kreuz und Krone

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Matthäuspassion. Erbarme dich, erbarme dich, mein Gott

OCLC:

228820024