Victor matrix MVE-70242. Hamlet : Incidental music, no. 6 / Alexander Smallens

TitleSource
Hamlet : Incidental music, no. 6 (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ruth White Wertheim (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Alexander Smallens (director)
Ruth White Wertheim (session supervisor)Take 2.
Norman Bel Geddes (session supervisor)Take 1.
  • Description: Instrumental ensemble, with sound effects
  • Instrumentation: Cello, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, 2 trumpets, guitar, and 3 traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 16-in.
Notes
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
It is likely that this recording was made for Norman Bel Geddes's Broadway production of Hamlet. It opened at the Broadhurst Theater on November 5, 1931 and starred Raymond Massey.
Victor ledgers: "Special records (for personal use only)," indicating that the master recording was made on commission or not intended for release.
Use of "Western Electric system" noted in Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
9/16/1931 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Unknown Victor ledgers: "Four extra female voices in this record. Includes nos. 11, 15."
9/17/1931 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Unknown Victor ledgers: Inc[ludes] nos. 11, 15. 4 female voices used in no. 11 and no. 15."

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix MVE-70242. Hamlet : Incidental music, no. 6 / Alexander Smallens," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036569/MVE-70242-Hamlet_Incidental_music_no._6.

Victor matrix MVE-70242. Hamlet : Incidental music, no. 6 / Alexander Smallens. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036569/MVE-70242-Hamlet_Incidental_music_no._6.

"Victor matrix MVE-70242. Hamlet : Incidental music, no. 6 / Alexander Smallens." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

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