Collection of motion picture music, ca. 1941-1949.

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Collection of motion picture music, ca. 1941-1949.

Collection consists of ozalid copies of conductor's scores of original music for the motion pictures "The North Star" (1943) and "The Red pony" (1949). Includes piano score for the song "No village like mine," with music by Copland, words by Ira Gershwin, based on a Russian folk tune, composer unknown.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7438964

University of California, Los Angeles

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Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983

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Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his brother George Gershwin to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. Born in Brooklyn, the oldest of four children. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George teamed up to write the music for what became their first Broadway hit Lady, Be Good. Some of their more famous works include "The Man I Love", "Fascinating Rhythm", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "I Got Rhythm" and "They Can't Take That A...

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

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Aaron Copland (1900-1990) was an American composer. During the years 1964 and 1965 Copland wrote, conducted, narrated, and hosted a series of twelve television programs entitled Music in the 20s = Music in the Twenties. The transcripts described in this collection were transcribed from filmed interviews recorded live at the WGBH studios in Boston, Mass. between 1964 Nov. 11 and 1965 Jan. 26. These unedited, preliminary tape recordings later formed the basis of the series...