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Sculptures musicales : sound components recorded at McGill University

Title
Sculptures musicales : sound components recorded at McGill University, 1995-05 / by John Cage.
Author
Cage, John
Publication
May 1995.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • McGill University.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming audio file (72 minutes) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Inventions (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container, outside liner: "Sculptures musicales ; 1. Scratchy Moog Motor ; 2. Polytone Moog Bass ; 3. Polyreverb Moog ; 4. Midi Airplane ; 5. Midi Cave Choir ; 6. Midi Love Chord ; 7. Midi Distort Chord ; 8. Midi Hollow Solo ; 9. DX - Bode PS ; 10. Vocoder Scream ; 11. Dual Ring ; 12. String Vocoder ; 13. Crazy Wind Bugs ; 14. Crazy Dual Ring ; 15. Filtered Pink Noise ; Recorded on a Sony DTC-1000.". Handwritten note on original DAT container, inside liner: "[crossed off playlist: 1. Moog #1 (high pass filter), 2. MOog #2 (mixed sine w/ Ring mod), 3. Moog #3 (low frog mixed same), 4. Moog #4 (mixed pulse w/ PS), 5. Hellfire Warrior - loop, 6. Overtone - drone, 7. Overtone - squeal, 8. Tympani, 9. Chimes, 10. Nasty looped sampler, 11. Heavy breathing loops, 12. Oscillator] ; Recorded in May 1995 at the Moog studio, McGill University. - [illegible initials]". Sticker affixed to original DAT container: "Master".
  • Contains recordings of sound components used in the music for Merce Cunningham's Inventions (1989).
  • Sound quality is good.
  • Donor's inventory number: D387.
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
Scratchy Moog Motor (0:00-3:59) -- Polytone Moog Bass (4:09-8:08) -- Polyreverb Moog (8:25-12:37) -- Midi Airplane (12:45-17:10) -- Midi Cave Choir (17:27-22:06) -- Midi Love Chord (22:23-27:06)-- Midi Distort Chord (27:25-32:12) -- Midi Hollow Solo (32:25-37:14) -- DX - Bode PS (37:42-42:28) -- Vocoder Scream (42:40-47:16) -- Dual Ring (47:31-51:57) -- String Vocoder (52:16-56:50) -- Crazy Wind Bugs (57:05-1:01:45) -- Crazy Dual Ring (1:01:54-1:06:33) -- Filtered Pink Noise (1:06:52-1:11:40)
Call Number
*LTD-A 900
OCLC
897374320
Author
Cage, John, composer.
Title
Sculptures musicales : sound components recorded at McGill University, 1995-05 / by John Cage.
Production
May 1995.
Playing Time
011140
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded in the Moog synthesizer recording studio at McGill University in, Montréal, Québec, 1995 May.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio DAT cassette (72 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 900.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original DAT cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
McGill University.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Inventions (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 900
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