Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording]

id
5893
origination
Itō, Teiji
date statement
ca. 1952-1982
key date
1952
identifier (local_mss)
20476
org unit
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
call number
*L (Special) 88-28
b-number
b14520873
total components
55
total series
5
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:27 UTC
updated
2026-08-16 02:19:33 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*L (Special) 88-28", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20476", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording]"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"49 sound recordings"}
repository
{"value"=>"Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Teiji Ito Collection, *L (Special) 88.28, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Itō, Teiji", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Teiji Ito was a Tokyo-born composer who resided in New York City. His compositional style reflects Japanese, African, and American influences. Ito is known especially for his theater, dance and film music. A percussion performer, he was particularly interested in the use of percussion instruments in various cultures.</p> <p>Ito composed music for some of the experimental films of his first wife Maya Deren, who died in 1961. Much of his dance and theater music was composed for productions by the <span class=\"title\">Open Eye Company</span> (theatrical troupe) and at the <span class=\"title\">Theater of the Open Eye</span> in New York City.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The collection was donated by Mrs. Teiji Ito to the Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. All sound recordings were separated and allocated to The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound in 1987.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>These audio tapes were collected by Teiji Ito and consist of many of his musical compositions, performances, interviews, and lectures. The music tapes consist primarily of works for the theater, in addition to several major dance and film compositions. Most of the works are not attributed to any specific date. The span of dates to works to which a date has been assigned by the composer is 1962 - 1982.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Teiji Itō collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording] is arranged in five series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20476#c661069'>Series I: Interviews</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series includes interviews with Ito, as well as with cast members of theatrical works for which Ito wrote accompanying scores.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20476#c661074'>Series II: Dance music</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series includes various dance compositions by Ito.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20476#c661083'>Series III: Film music</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series includes twelve recordings of film music composed by Ito.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20476#c661098'>Series IV: Theater music</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This is the largest series in this collection, containing twenty recordings of compositions for the theater written by Ito.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20476#c661120'>Series V: Other items</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series includes works which are not interviews, and are not works for dance, film, or the theater.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged into five series:</p> <ul> <li>Series I: Interviews</li> <li>Series II: Dance music</li> <li>Series III: Film music</li> <li>Series IV: Theater music</li> <li>Series V: Other items</li></ul>", "supress_display"=>true}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Access to original items restricted; Some items are available as service copies. Other items which need preservation work may require advance notification for use. Refer to item descriptions in finding aid for more information.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"ca. 1952-1982", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1952/1982"}
date_inclusive_start
1952
date_inclusive_end
1982
acqinfo
{"accession_number"=>"RHA"}
{"date"=>"03/10/1988", "source"=>"Ito, Cherel", "method"=>"Separation from MUS", "value"=>"Separation from MUS, Ito, Cherel, 03/10/1988"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Separated from: the Teiji Ito collection, ca. 1950-1982</p>", "type"=>"host"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Scrapbook of reviews, programs, and scores available in the Music Division</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
abstract
{"value"=>"These audio tapes were collected by Teiji Itō and consist of many of his musical compositions, performances, interviews, and lectures. Music tapes consist primarily of works for the theater, but additionally there are several major dance and film compositions. Most of the works are not attributed to any specific date, but several film score recordings are known to have been created in the early 1950's (earliest in 1952). The span of dates assigned by the composer to certain works is 1962 - 1982."}
keydate
1952
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
date_start
1952
date_end
1982

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