Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, May 1, 1978 [sound recording].

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, May 1, 1978 [sound recording].

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Cooper discusses the first time he saw a Stokowski performance, in Minneapolis with the Philadelphia Orchestra; the State Department-related project in which Henry Cowell composed Persian Set and Stokowski recorded it for broadcast in Iran; and an exchange of composers between the US and USSR in 1958. He mentions Roy Harris, Peter Mennin, Ulysses Kay, Roger Sessions, and Arnold Schoenberg.

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. tape.Sound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 7 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965

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Composed 1916-18. The original ms. had a pencilled-in note saying: "This is the only copy anywhere." See note from Mrs. Cowell 19 Nov. 1959: "The first symphony is a student work, and I hope earnestly for it not to be performed." This is a facsimile of the composer's holograph score, according to Bill Lichtenwanger.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony in B minor / Henry Cowell. 1918. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45207014 Compo...

Cooper, David Michael

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State Department staff member who worked on cultural affairs issues. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, May 1, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861518 Veteran. From the description of Reminiscences of David Cooper : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122587151 ...

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...