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Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09

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Interviews for the book "They're playing our song"

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Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09

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Title
Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09
Additional title: They're playing our song
Names
Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996 (Interviewee)
Wilk, Max (Interviewer)
Collection

Interviews for the book "They're playing our song"

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-03-09
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 53146
Shelf locator: *LT-10 2158
Topics
Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996
Composers -- United States
Lyricists -- United States
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Source note: Title supplied by cataloger from information on the original container.
Content: Original interview conducted by Max Wilk, playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books, for the book "They're playing our song" published in 1973.
Venue: Recorded in New York 1971 March 9.
Additional physical form: Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53146.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 50 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.
Description
Irving Caesar, an American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for numerous songs, talks about Irving Berlin's influence, popular songs with a meaning and theme, songs that were motivated by real events, period songs and their creators, the cult of performers, the identification of a song with a particular artist rather than its creators, hit songs, and such. He recommends Wilk to use NYPL Rodgers & Hammerstein collection as an invaluable source of material for his book on songs.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 879646694
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202510
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4ddd9f50-b3f9-0133-6122-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1895: Creator Born
  • 1971: Created
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4fcec260-b3f9-0133-e168-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4fcec260-b3f9-0133-e168-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1971). Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4fcec260-b3f9-0133-e168-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Irving Caesar, 1971-03-09