Priaulx Rainier in London - 7 October, 1944
from 'Come and Listen to the Stars Singing': Praulx Rainier - A Pictorial Biography, pages 32-33:
I lay on the floor throughout making no end of alterations and improvements now there were going to be two players...The strain of the recording was terrible to me though I feel at ease now. As there were two players I had to conduct and I am not an experienced conductor. I had to watch the screen to keep the pace of the music and follow cues; the commentator was on my left, drummers on my right, my score in front of me and a red light switch hung around my neck to signal to the recording chamber. I had to listen to the commentator and drop the music when he was speaking to me and give all … more >>
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June Opie, 'Come and Listen to the Stars Singing': Praulx Rainier - A Pictorial Biography (1988), p. 32-33. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423754868733 accessed: 25 December, 2024
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Percussion
written by Priaulx Rainier |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 7 October, 1944 |
Medium | playback |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Incidental music accompanying the film 'Fire In Our Factory'.
Originally submitted by Robert Fraser on Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:27:48 +0000