Ballad for Americans [sound recording] / [lyrics by John] Latouche ; [music by Earl] Robinson. I hear America singing / [lyrics by Walt] Whitman ; [music by George] Kleinsinger.

Author
Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991 [Browse]
Format
Audio
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, N.Y. : RCA Victrola, p1976.
Description
1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.

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      Subject(s)
      Lyricist
      Conductor
      Former owner
      Performer
      Library of Congress genre(s)
      Series
      Victrola American historic recordings
      Contains
      Contained in
      Cotsen Children's Library Diana R. Tillson collection of children's recorded music, 1920-1986.
      Notes
      • Durations: 10:17; 16:55.
      • Program note by Harvey E. Phillips on container.
      • Cotsen copy: From the Diana R. Tillson Collection, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950.
      Time and place of event
      Recorded February 9, 1940 (1st work) and March 18, 1941 (2nd work).
      Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
      1st work: Paul Robeson, bass-baritone ; American People's Chorus ; Victor Symphony Orchestra ; Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor. 2nd work: John Charles Thomas, baritone ; ILGWU Radio Chorus ; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra ; Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor.
      Other title(s)
      I hear America singing
      In
      Cotsen Children's Library Diana R. Tillson collection of children's recorded music, 385
      Publisher no.
      AVM1-1736
      OCLC
      4118628
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