The making of an orchestra : lecture, Feb. 4, 1963.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977.

Contributor:

Yarnall, Sophia, 1902-

Bryn Mawr College.

Language:

English

Genre:

Oral histories (literary works)

Lectures.

Sound recordings.

Transcripts.

Physical Description:

2 audiocassettes : analog

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

digital ; 4 3/4 in.

28 leaves

Contained In:

Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Folder 843; Box 55, CD 120 and 121.

Place of Publication:

Feb. 4, 1963.

Summary:

Following an introduction by Jacobs in which she describes childhood encounters with Stokowski in Rittenhouse Square, Stokowski addresses issues of auditioning, the effect of concert halls on orchestral sound, and contemporary music, and then answers questions from the audience elaborating on these issues.

Notes:

Recorded on Feb. 4, 1963, at Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Original copy: cassette tapes 98 and 99; preservation copy: one 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape 121; service copy: two compact disks CD 120 and 121. Preservation and service copies recorded December 2000.