- Additional Authors
- Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
- Riley, Audrey
- Smith, Dave, 1949-
- Woodrow, James
- Bryars, Gavin.
- Tudor, David, 1926-1996.
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
- Théâtre de la ville (Paris, France)
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
- Found In
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Description
- 2 streaming audio files (117 minutes total) : digital, stereo
- Uniform Title
- Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
- RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
- Alternative Title
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Title, location, performers and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container.
- Handwritten note on original DAT container: "11-13-01 Paris ; Rainforest - T. Kosugi, T. Woodrow ; Biped - [Dave] Smith - K[eyboard], [James] Woodrow - G[uitar], Kosugi - V[iolin], A[udrey Riley] - C[larinet?]".
- Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's RainForest (1968), and, Biped (1999).
- Sound quality is mostly good; the beginnings and endings of the recordings are abrupt and slightly trimmed. Streaming file 2 is likely an edited version of streaming file 1, containing Biped only.
- Donor's inventory number: D286.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Source (note)
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Contents
- Streaming file 1: RainForest, ends abruptly [Rainforest / David Tudor] (Takehisa Kosugi, James Woodrow) (0:00-19:09) -- Biped, begins abruptly [Biped / Gavin Bryars] (Takehisa Kosugi, Audrey Riley, Dave Smith, James Woodrow) (19:10-1:04:45) -- Recording silence (1:04:46-1:08:05)
- Streaming file 2: Biped, begins abruptly [Biped / Gavin Bryars] (Takehisa Kosugi, Audrey Riley, Dave Smith, James Woodrow) (0:00-45:32) -- Recording silence (45:33-48:55)
- Call Number
- *LTD-A 732
- OCLC
- 891591754
- Title
RainForest, and, Biped : performance at [Théâtre de la Ville] in Paris, 2001-11-13.
- Production
November 13, 2001.
- Playing Time
010805 004855
- Type of Content
performed music
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
audiotape reel
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, Audrey Riley, Dave Smith, James Woodrow, musicians.
- Event
Recorded in performance at [Théâtre de la Ville] in, Paris, France 2001 November 13.
- Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio DAT cassette (117 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 48 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 732.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Local Note
Transferred from original DAT cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; 2 preservation files were created based on content: D286a, and, D286b.
- Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
Riley, Audrey, instrumentalist.
Smith, Dave, 1949- instrumentalist.
Woodrow, James, instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Bryars, Gavin. Biped.
Container of (work): Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Rainforest, no. 1.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Théâtre de la ville (Paris, France)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
- Added Title
Music for (work) : Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
- Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Research Call Number
*LTD-A 732