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Operation hourglass (Diesel engine) : [percussion and electronic] music with narration

Title
Operation hourglass (Diesel engine) : [percussion and electronic] music with narration / music by Teiji Itō.
Author
Itō, Teiji.
Publication
1956.

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Additional Authors
  • Itō, Teiji
  • Harvey, Laurence
  • Cummins Engine Company, sponsor.
Found In
Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings, ca. 1952-1982.
Description
2 audio discs (16:32) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"Operation hourglass" is percussion and electronic music composed by Teiji Itō in 1956 for a documentary film ["Diesel engine" (?)] "commissioned by the Cummins Engine Company. This music was also used in Alexander Hammid's 1959 film 'Power among men'"--Discogs. Laurence Harvey was the narrator on "Power among men".
Uniform Title
  • Operation hourglass
  • Power among men (Motion picture)
Alternative Title
  • Operation hourglass
  • Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Demo recordings.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings, in *L (Special) 88-28.
Contents
  • CD 1: Track 1. Music track no. 1 and narration (Laurence Harvey, narrator) (2:49) -- Track 2. Narration about diesel engines (Laurence Harvey, narrator) (1:02) -- Track 3. Music track no. 2 (2:55).
  • CD 2: Track 1. Music track no. 1 and narration (Laurence Harvey, narrator) ; Narration about diesel engines (Laurence Harvey, narrator) ; Music track no. 2 (played 2 times) (9:46).
Call Number
*LDC 52658
OCLC
874035385
Author
Itō, Teiji.
Title
Operation hourglass (Diesel engine) : [percussion and electronic] music with narration / music by Teiji Itō.
Production
1956.
Playing Time
000646 000946
Type of Content
performed music
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Performer
Laurence Harvey, narrator (CD 1: Tracks 1-2 and CD 2: (0:20-3:50)) ; Teiji Itō, percussion and electronics.
Event
Demo recording New York, N. Y. (?) 1956.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 audio tape reels : analog, mono, 2-track, 7 1/2 and 15 ips ; 7 in.) in *LT-7 2700--2701.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings, in *L (Special) 88-28.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lt72700_f01_pm.WAV (CD 1 of 2) and myh_lt72701_f01_pm.WAV (CD 2 of 2)].
The audio on CD 2 resembles CD 1; only the second music track is repeated at the end of the recording--CMR.
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Added Author
Itō, Teiji, performer.
Harvey, Laurence, narrator.
Cummins Engine Company, sponsor.
Added Title
Power among men (Motion picture)
Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings.
Found In:
Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings, ca. 1952-1982.
Research Call Number
*LDC 52658
*LT-7 2700--2701
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