Six short inventions for seven instruments : (1934) (violin, 2 violas, violoncello, alto flute, trumpet, clarinet) -- Construction in metal : (1937) (Manhattan Percussion Ensemble) -- Imaginary landscape no. 1 : (1939) : a recording of constant and variable frequency records, cymbal and piano -- The wonderful widow of eighteen springs : (1942) / text adapted from Finnegans wake (Arline Carmen, contralto ; John Cage, piano) -- She is asleep : (1943). Quartet for twelve tom toms (4 members of Manhattan Percussion Ensemble) ; Duo (Arline Carmen, contralto ; John Cage, piano) -- Sonatas and interludes : [selections] (1946-48) (Maro Ajemian, piano) -- Music for carillon : (1954) (David Tudor, electronic carillon) -- Williams mix : (1952) (4 stereophonic magnetic tape playbacks, 8 loudspeakers) -- Concerto for piano and orchestra : (1957-58) (David Tudor, piano ; orchestra conducted by Merce Cunningham).
Track Information:
101 Six Short Inventions for Seven Instruments / Anahid Ajemian, Burton Fisch, Joan Brockway. Violin,Viola,Violoncello,Flute,Trumpet,Clarinet.
102 Construction in Metal / Douglas Allan, Michael Colgrass, Paul Price. Cymbals,Gong,Prepared piano music,Gamelan,Percussion instruments,Bells.
103 Imaginary Landscape No. 1 / John Cage. Cymbals,Piano.
201 Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs, The-text adapted from "Finnegans Wake" / John Cage, Arline Carmen. Piano,Vocals.
202 She is Asleep-Quartet for Twelve Tom Toms / Paul Price, Philip Brown, Warren Smith. Tom-tom.
203 She is Asleep-Duo / John Cage, Arline Carmen. Prepared piano music,Vocals.
501 Music for Carillon / John Cage, David Tudor. Electronics.
502 Williams Mix / John Cage, Richard, Col. Ranger, Louis A., Jr. Stevenson. Tape recorder music.
601 Concert for Piano and Orchestra / Andrew Lolya, Mel Broiles, Merce Cunningham. Violin,Viola,Violoncello,Flute,Clarinet,Piano,Bass,Bassoon,Tuba.
301 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata I / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
304 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata IV / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
305 Sonatas and Interludes: First Interlude / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
302 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata II / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
303 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata III / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
401 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata V / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
402 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata VI / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
403 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata VII / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
404 Sonatas and Interludes: Sonata VIII / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
405 Sonatas and Interludes: Second Interlude / Maro Ajemian. Prepared piano music.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-3203
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Wergo 1958
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York (N.Y.), United States, New York.
General:
Program notes by the composer and George Avakian ([15] p. : ill., facsim.) and 11 holograph facsims. with supplementary notes inserted in container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
101 Indeterminacy: Reading / David Tudor, John Cage. Tape recorder music, Slinky (Toy), Whistle, Piano.
201 Indeterminacy: Reading / David Tudor, John Cage. Tape recorder music, Slinky (Toy), Whistle, Piano.
301 Indeterminacy: Reading / David Tudor, John Cage. Tape recorder music, Slinky (Toy), Whistle, Piano.
401 Indeterminacy: Reading / David Tudor, John Cage. Tape recorder music, Slinky (Toy), Whistle, Piano.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-03704
Folkways.3704
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Folkways 1959
Participant or Performer Note:
John Cage, reading; David Tudor, music.
General:
Program notes by John Cage (12 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
An interview of Herbert Palmer conducted 2004 Dec. 6 and 22, by Susan Ehrlich, for the Archives of American Art, in West Hollywood, Calif.
Palmer discusses his family background and childhood in New York City; early exposure to art exhibitions; music appreciation; attending New York University; taking classes with Winhold Reiss, Meyer Shapiro, Richard Offner, and Heinrich Wolfflin; his master's thesis on Paul Cezanne's paintings of Mount Saint Victoire; moving to California; learning to fly; meeting Lillian, his wife; founding Feigen-Palmer Gallery with Richard Feigen; other galleries in the area, including Irving Blum, David Stuart, Felix Landau, Charles Garabedian, and Joan Ankrum; Monday Night Art Walks; John Cage and David Tudor performance pieces; the many artists he's exhibited; Andy Warhol's "The Kiss"; 1968 split with Richard Feigen to become the Herbert Palmer Gallery; the theft of a Picasso sculpture in Dec. 1981 and the ensuing legal case, which involved numerous galleries and collectors; his longstanding friendships with Gordon Onslow Ford, Lee Mullican, and Wolfgang Paalen; membership to the Art Dealers Association of California; and his enjoyment of discovering art, old and new. Palmer also recalls Henriette Riess, Harold Stevenson, Lucienne Bloch, Bridget Riley, Vasa Mihich, Maillol, Red Grooms, Norman Bluhm, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Herbert Palmer (1915-2006) owned the Herbert Palmer Gallery of West Hollywood, Calif. Interviewer Susan Ehrlich is an art historian from Beverly Hills, Calif.
General:
Originally recorded on 4 mini discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 15 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 35 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
