David Wendell Guion:
A Preliminary Inventory of an Addition to His Collection in the Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
| Creator: | Guion, David W. (David Wendell) 1892-1981 | |
| Title: | David Wendell Guion Addition to His Collection | |
| Dates: | 1930-1932 | |
| Extent: | 2 boxes (.84 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | This collection contains scores and choreographic notes used to stage the first full ballet performance of David W. Guion's work Shingandi in 1933, by Theodore Kosloff and the Kosloff Ballet Company. | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-01756 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research |
Administrative Information
| Acquisition: | Purchase, 2006 (Reg. no. 15431) | |
| Processed by: | Hope Rider, 2006 |
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Scope and Contents
| This collection contains scores and choreographic notes used to stage the first full ballet performance of David W. Guion's work Shingandi in 1933, by Theodore Kosloff and the Kosloff Ballet Company. It contains an orchestral score, a set of orchestral parts, a piano score, and two-piano parts. The piano score is heavily annotated with choreographic directions by Kosloff. | ||
| These materials form an addition to the David Wendell Guion Collection at the Ransom Center, which also includes an original manuscript sketch and two piano parts of Shingandi, dating from approximately 1929. | ||