On a Note Of Triumph: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Martin Gabel with supporting cast and Orchestra. side 1: V-E Day (part 6); side 2: V-E Day (part 7) (Columbia 71669-D, from the album, Norman Corwin - On a Note Of Triumph (A CBS Broadcast Commemorating V-E Day) (Columbia MM-575). 78 rpm.

More information about this recording and other Norman Corwin projects can be found at: http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/DigitalDeliToo/dd2jb-26-By-Corwin.html

The following is from the webpage: “...With the end of the War in Europe in sight, Corwin undertook to develop an hour-long, live studio observance of the end of War in Europe. The resulting On A Note of Triumph became Corwin's crowning masterpiece. Again scored by Bernard Herrmann, not only did it set another record for largest simultaneous listening audience, it was pressed as a 78 RPM record for further distribution. The first pressing sold out almost overnight, as did a hardcover print of the script, which became an overnight best-seller in its own right. Both the records and scripts were pressed and published again and again to keep up with the unprecedented demand.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• recording date: 1945
• recording artist: Gabel, Martin
• associated person: Corwin, Norman
• manufacturer: Columbia
• Object Name: sound recording
• Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 12 in; x 30.48 cm
• place made: United States
• ID Number: 1979.1023.186
• maker number: MM 575
• maker number: 71669-D
• accession number: 1979.1023
• catalog number: 1979.1023.186
• Credit Line: Gift of Asbeth Lee and Jack M. Eichner
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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