Lecture : given at Hartt College of Music, Hartford, Conn., October 23, 1974.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.

Contributor:

Hartt College of Music.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Oral histories.

Lectures.

Audiotapes.

Sound recordings.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of Marian Anderson.

Physical Description:

1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 1 track ; 7 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

2 audiocassettes : analog

7 in.

Place of Publication:

October 23, 1974.

System Details:

analog

magnetic

3 3/4 ips

full (1) track

Biography/History:

African-American contralto born in Philadelphia.

Summary:

Marian Anderson discusses her musical background and training, the establishment of the Marian Anderson Scholarship Fund and the reasons for discontinuing it, the reasons why she never taught singing, characteristics beneficial to a singer's career, her strong religious faith, the importance of knowing the meaning of song texts for singers, and advice regarding the education of musicians. She also answers questions from audience members. Other artists are mentioned, including Pierre Monteux, Fyodor Chaliapin, Amelita Galli-Curci, Jean Sibelius, Hall Johnson, Roland Hayes and Anderson's first teacher, Mary Saunders Patterson. Anderson also offers general comments about performances by three student vocalists.

Notes:

Recorded Oct. 23, 1974 at Hartt College of Music, Hartford, Conn.

Original copy: 7 in. reel to reel tape; preservation copy: 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape; service copy: cassette tape. Preservation and service copies recorded 9/94.