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Colloquy for strings : quintet [demo recording], June 1953

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Title
Colloquy for strings : quintet [demo recording], June 1953
Additional title: Final [3rd] section of songs from "The fisherman"
Names
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Composer)
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 (Librettist)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Conductor)
Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1953-06
Date Created: 1957-02
Table of Contents
Part 1: Colloquy for strings: 1st movement (0:00-7:15) ; 2nd movement (7:24-11:44) ; 3rd movement (11:52-16:24) / Tom Scott. |||| Part 2: Rehearsal of song selections from the opera "The fisherman": 1st song (tenor & piano) (0:00-4:27) [ends abruptly] ; 2nd song (tenor & baritone & piano) (4:34-8:51) [ends abruptly] ; 3rd song (tenor & piano) (8:58-13:25) ; 3rd to 4th song [p. 25-26 in score] (tenor & piano) (13:36-14:29) ; 4th song (tenor, contralto & piano) (14:30-16:06) [ends abruptly].
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 4100
Topics
Operas -- Excerpts
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Fisherman and his soul
Music rehearsals
String quintets
Songs (High voice) with piano
Songs (Medium voice) with piano
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961. Fisherman. Selections; arranged
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961. Colloquy for strings
Genres
Music
Demo recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by Tom Scott. [Final [3rd] section of songs from "The fisherman" : rehearsal for soloists and piano], February 1957 / music by Tom Scott.
Content: Title from cataloger; additional notes from original orchestral score (JPB 1208, b. 13, f. 1)
Content: "Coloquy [Colloquy] [for] strings; quintet; June/ 53; 2/ /57; 4"--From original audiotape reel container (5 in.)
Content: "Libretto adapted by the composer from 'The fisherman and his soul' by Oscar Wilde"--From original orchestral score (Part 2).
Performers: Part 1: [Unidentified string quintet (2 violins, viola, cello and double bass?)]. Part 2: Tom Scott, composer and piano ; with an unidentified tenor (The fisherman), a baritone (Minsterel) and a contralto (Young witch) ; Tom Scott, conductor.
Venue: Demo recorded [Tom Scott's house, New York, New York] June 1953 (Part 1); Rehearsal recorded [New York, New York] February 1957 (Part 2).
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (32 min., 30 sec.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half-track, mono, NAB ; 7 in
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 954050449
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21045821
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1fdf8410-3362-0135-fdd9-451acd30a88a
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1912: Creator Born
  • 1953: Created (Approximate)
  • 1961: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Colloquy for strings " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953 - 1957. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd9d0fb0-c373-0133-3d90-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Colloquy for strings " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd9d0fb0-c373-0133-3d90-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1953 - 1957). Colloquy for strings Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd9d0fb0-c373-0133-3d90-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Colloquy for strings