Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 4, 1978 [sound recording].

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 4, 1978 [sound recording].

Herschel Gilbert remembers playing for Stokowski when he was a student in the orchestra at the Juilliard School in 1941, focussing on Stokowski's ability to change the sound of the orchestra. He also discusses Fantasia; Stokowski as a pioneer in sound and recording; and mentions Toscanini and Ormandy.

Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 4 leaves.

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Gilbert, Herschel Burke

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Herschel Burke Gilbert was born in 1918 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following early studies on the violin, he attended Milwaukee State Teachers College, then the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied conducting with Albert Stoessel and composition with Bernard Wagenaar and Vittorio Giannini. In 1942 he came to Hollywood from New York to work as a violist and arranger for the Harry James Orchestra, during which time he also studied with composer Ernst Toch. In the mid-'40s he began orchestrati...

Juilliard School of Music.

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Daniel, Oliver

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Radio producer, music publishing executive, and writer, who died in 1991. Member of the Board of Directors of the American Symphony Orchestra; co-founder of the Contemporary Music Society. From the description of Research collection on Leopold Stokowski, 1945-1995. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862197 Oliver Daniel was vice-president of Broadcast Music Incorporated. he was also the author of an important book on Leopold Stokowski. F...