The Voice of America presents The whole world in her hands [sound recording] : the story of Marian Anderson, one of America's great musical artists of our time / written and produced by Sharon Grotto and Howard Brooker ; narrated by Sidney Pall. [197-?]

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The Voice of America presents The whole world in her hands [sound recording] : the story of Marian Anderson, one of America's great musical artists of our time / written and produced by Sharon Grotto and Howard Brooker ; narrated by Sidney Pall. [197-?]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122492351

The following topics are covered in the interviews with Marian Anderson: how much her performance at the Metropolitan Opera meant to her, recollections of her mother, the reaction of audiences to spirituals, and her use of the third-person We in her speech. The narration provides a biographical sketch of Marian Anderson's life and career; Shirley Verrett speaks about the importance of Marian Anderson, James DePreist speaks about the repercussions of the D.A.R.'s refusal to allow Marian Anderson to sing in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. in 1939, Emily Kimbrough talks about the effects of racial attitudes on Marian Anderson, Sister Mary Benigna talks about Marian Anderson's first programming of Schubert's Ave Maria, Sol Hurok speaks about how he first heard Marian Anderson, and Franz Rupp speaks about his association with Anderson.

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

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Schubert, Franz

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Composed originally for piano four hands, 1928. This orchestration 1984. For Felix Mottl's transcription see callno.: 826.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fantasy in F minor, op. 103 / by Franz Schubert ; orchestrated by Roman Pawlowski. 1984. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55011151 From the opera by Franz Schubert, libretto by Franz van Schober; first performed in Weimar at the Hoftheater, 24 June 1854. Cf. New Grove online. ...

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993

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Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897 (although throughout much of her life she gave her birth date as February 17, 1902) in south Philadelphia. Her father, John Berkley Anderson, sold ice and coal and her mother Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson was a former schoolmistress. She was the oldest of three sisters. She began singing when she was six, in the church choir, and by eight had become a regular substitute, filling in for absent sopranos, tenors and even bass. She was presented in one c...

Hurok, Sol

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Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x0001c0 Composed originally for solo piano 1893. This orchestration 1979. From the description of Sonata für pianoforte, op. 12 / Jean Sibelius ; orchestrated [by] Albert B. Conkey. 1979. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 41962755 Finnish composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dat...

Voice of America (Organization)

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The Voice of America Forum Lectures in American Poetry series was broadcast internationally by the Voice of America radio program, which covered topics in the arts and sciences in mid-twentieth century America. From the description of Voice of America Forum Lectures in American Poetry series scripts, circa 1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702202512 American governmental agency broadcasting by radio to audiences in foreign countries. From the description of Vo...

Rupp, Franz, 1881-

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Depriest, James

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Conductor born in Philadelphia in 1936; nephew of contralto Marian Anderson. During his music career DePreist served as director of the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec, Oregon Symphony, Malmo symfoniorkester, and Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, in addition to an international career as a guest conductor with many other orchestras. From the description of James DePreist papers, circa 1914-2004 (bulk 1958-2004). (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 1558665...

Grotto, Sharon

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Pall, Sidney.

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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x000089 Opera with a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on Friedrich von Schiller's play Kabale und Liebe, premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, on December 8, 1849. From the description of Luisa Miller : melodramma tragico in tre atti / sinfonia musica del Sigr. Mo. Giuseppe Verdi. [ca. 1850] (Yale University). WorldCat record id...

Verrett, Shirley

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Shirley Verrett is an African-American mezzo-soprano and soprano ; Marian Anderson was an African-American contralto. From the description of Notes for speech at Historic Landmarks Preservation Center's Cultural Medallion Ceremony to honor Marian Anderson, 1996 May 14. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122687166 From the guide to the Notes for speech at Historic Landmarks Preservation Center's Cultural Medallion Ceremony to honor Marian Anderson, 1996 May 14, (T...

Kimbrough, Emily, 1899-1989

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Writer. From the description of Signature, dated : [[n.p., n.d.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270918426 ...

Mary Benigna, Sister.

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Brooker, Howard.

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