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Ground level overlay, and, Interscape : performances at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice

Title
Ground level overlay, and, Interscape : performances at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice, 2000-09-26/27.
Publication
September 26 and 27, [2000].

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Carlson, Trevor
  • Dempster, Loren
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Cage, John.
  • Dempster, Stuart.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Teatro La Fenice.
  • Teatro La Fenice. Orchestra.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
3 streaming audio files (128 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
  • Interscape (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Ground level overlay (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, dates, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Teatro la Fenice ; Sept. 26 ; GLO, Interscape ; 1. GLO (Ground level overlay) Kosugi, Loren Dempster, Trevor Carlson ; 2. Interscape - Cage 108 Loren Dempster w/ Orchestra of Teatro la Fenice". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "September 27 ; Pala Fenice ; Interscape ; [1. GLO - Ground level overlay Loren Dempster, Kosugi, Loren Dempster, Trevor Carlson] [crossed out] ; 1. Interscape - Cage 108 Loren Dempster, cello w/ Orchestra of Teatro la Fenice".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Ground level overlay (1995), and, Interscape (2000). Interscape consists of the simultaneous playing of John Cage's cello solo, One⁸, and, Cage's orchestral music, 108.
  • Sound quality is mostly good; overall, recorded at slightly low volumes.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: D254, and, D255.
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, Sep. 26: Audience sounds (0:00-4:09) -- Ground level overlay [Underground overlays / Stuart Dempster] (Takehisa Kosugi, Loren Dempster, Trevor Carlson) (4:10-34:57) -- Audience applause (34:58-35:12)
  • Streaming file 2, Sep. 26: Interscape [One⁸] / John Cage (Loren Dempster) [and] 108 / John Cage (Orchestra of Teatro la Fenice) (0:00-43:54) -- Audience applause (43:55-44:14)
  • Streaming file 3, Sep. 27: Audience sounds and orchestra tuning (0:00-1:36) -- Interscape [One⁸] / John Cage (Loren Dempster) [and] 108 / John Cage (Orchestra of Teatro la Fenice) (1:37-45:32) -- Audience applause (45:33-48:59)
Call Number
*LTD-A 807
OCLC
897068952
Title
Ground level overlay, and, Interscape : performances at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice, 2000-09-26/27.
Production
September 26 and 27, [2000].
Playing Time
003512 004414 004859
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, Loren Dempster, Trevor Carlson, musicians (Ground level overlay); Loren Dempster, cello, and Orchestra of Teatro la Fenice (Interscape).
Event
Recorded in performances at the Teatro la Fenice in, Venice, Italy, [2000] September 26 and 27.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (2 audio DAT cassettes (128 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 807.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from two original DAT cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; three preservation files were created based on content: D254a, d254b, and D255.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Carlson, Trevor, instrumentalist.
Dempster, Loren, instrumentalist.
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Cage, John. 108.
Container of (work): Cage, John. One⁸.
Container of (work): Dempster, Stuart. Underground overlays.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Teatro La Fenice.
Teatro La Fenice. Orchestra.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Interscape (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : Ground level overlay (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 807
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