Name
Wagenaar, Bernard, 1894-1971
Eager, Edward
Ditson Fund Recordings Archive
Title
Pieces of eight
Collection Name
Ditson Fund Recordings Archive
Subjects
Operas; Live sound recordings
Format
music; sound recordings
Genre
music; sound recordings
Date
May 13, 1944
Physical Description
1 online resource
Note (Funding)
Grammy Foundation Archiving & Preservation Grant
Note
An operatic comedy in 2 acts, for 9 singers and chamber orchestra.
Title from CD-ROM container-insert as transcribed from the original item.
Libretto by Edward Eager.
Incomplete; using page numbers in the Music Library's copy of the ms. vocal score (09 D6355 W114) the following passages are missing from this recording: part 9 (v.1, p. 32-43), part 11 (v. 1, p. 47-51), part 14 (v. 1 p. 73-79), part 16 (v. 1 p. 81-86 ), part 21-22 (v. 1 p. 117-v.2, p. 3), part 24 (v. 2 p. 9-p. 15), part 26 (v. 2 p. 22-27), part 29 (p. 32-35), part 31-36 (v. 2, p. 39-88 [end]).
Originally recorded under the auspices of The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.
Forms part of: Ditson Fund Recordings Archive.
Digitization of the original sound recordings (19 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.) Incomplete: discs 5, 8, 11, 13, 16-19 are broken and were not digitized. Recorded in live performance.
File numbers: DIT.073.01a-b-DIT.073.19a-b (lacks DIT0.73.05a-b, DIT.073.08.a-b, DIT.073.11a-b, DIT073.16a-b--DIT073.19a-b).
Related CD identification no.: 622221314855 (DIT.073.01a-b); 622221314858 (DIT.073.02a-b); 622221314859 (DIT.073.03a-b); 622221314412 (DIT.073.04); 622221314414 (DIT.073.06a-b); 622221314415 (DIT.073.07a-b) ; 622221314416 (DIT.073.09a-b); 622221314418 (DIT.073.10a-b); 622221314419 (DIT.073.12a-b ); 622221314421 (DIT.073.14a-b); 622221314422 (DIT.073.15a-b).
Numbers on original items: SW123 68 1-3; SW123 68 2-4; SW123 68 5-7; SW123 68 6-8; SW123 68 9-11; SW123 68 10-12; SW123 68 13-15; SW123 68 14-16; SW123 68 17-19; SW123 68 18-20; SW123 68 21-22; SW123 68 23-25; SW123 68 24-26; SW123 68 27-29; SW123 68 28-30; SW123 68 31-33; SW123 68 32-34; SW123 68 35; SW123 68 36.
Recorded live: [Columbia University] May 13, 1944
Note (Performers)
Unidentified performers.
Language
English
Library Location
Gabe M. Wiener Music & Arts Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
14412999
Also In
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ck6v-jj10