Research Catalog

Interview with William Schuman

Title
Interview with William Schuman, 1975.
Author
Schuman, William, 1910-1992
Publication
1975.

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Details

Additional Authors
Gruen, John
Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 1 hour and 34 minutes) : digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately one hour and 34 minutes). [John Gruen's introductory remarks]. William Schuman speaks with John Gruen about works he composed for dance including Martha Graham's Night journey and Judith and Antony Tudor's Undertow; his familiarity with modern dance since he was a child and his shock upon first seeing ballet; Tudor's ballet Undertow including the influence of Martha Graham on this work; his impressions of Ruth St. Denis as a performer; collaborating with Tudor on Undertow including Tudor's explanation of the story line; Graham's approach to commissioned scores as compared with Tudor's; recordings of the score for Undertow; his use of excerpts of his music for Undertow in the film Steel Town; his relationship with Tudor; Tudor as a teacher, at the Juilliard School; Tudor's approach to music; meeting Martha Graham and their ensuing professional relationship; their collaboration on NIght journey; Graham as a person and as an artist; their collaboration on The Witch of Endor; their collaboration on Graham's work Judith; Graham's work Theatre for a voyage and his five-part composition Voyage; more on Graham as a person including an anecdote; Graham as a teacher; more on Graham's use of music; more on Graham as an artist; other dance works that used his music; his consciousness that music written for dance must be written for moving bodies; his interest in choreography; Tudor and Graham as solitary figures.
Alternative Title
  • Dance Audio Archive
  • Dance Oral History Project
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Sound recordings.
  • Oral histories.
Note
  • For transcript of interview, see *MGZMT 3-561.
  • Interview with William Schuman conducted by John Gruen on May 7, 1975, for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division Oral History Project.
  • Sound quality is very good overall. There are a few short gaps.
  • The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Access onsite only at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, New York (N.Y.).
Call Number
*MGZTO 5-561
OCLC
80288340
Author
Schuman, William, 1910-1992, interviewee.
Title
Interview with William Schuman, 1975.
Imprint
1975.
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Access onsite only at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, New York (N.Y.).
Event
Recorded for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division Oral History Project May 7, 1975 New York (N.Y.)
Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 1 hour and 34 minutes); polyester; half-track; 1.875 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto5561_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZTC 3-561
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Local Subject
Music for concert dance.
Added Author
Gruen, John, interviewer.
Research Call Number
*MGZTO 5-561
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