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Image Type

Photograph

Photographer (Organization)

Phil Stroup Photography

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Meredith Willson

Subjects

National Broadcasting Company Radio City Music Hall New York City Rockefeller Plaza

Meredith Willson Performing "The Towers" Photograph, Undated

Meredith Willson Performing "The Towers" Photograph, Undated

Image Type

Photograph

Photographer (Organization)

Phil Stroup Photography

Visible in Photograph

Meredith Willson

Subjects

National Broadcasting CompanyRadio City Music HallNew York CityRockefeller Plaza

Description

Meredith Willson at a piano next to a telegraph keypad and a music score for his "sound" composition entitled "The Towers," which was based on Morse code rhythm, on the occasion of the dedication of Radio City. "The Towers" referred to the antennas on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.


Description

Meredith Willson at a piano next to a telegraph keypad and a music score for his "sound" composition entitled "The Towers," which was based on Morse code rhythm, on the occasion of the dedication of Radio City. "The Towers" referred to the antennas on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.