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Improvisation IV : source recordings of fiddle and flute songs

Title
Improvisation IV : source recordings of fiddle and flute songs / music by John Cage.
Author
Cage, John
Publication
[probably early 1980's?]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Glackin, Paddy
  • Molloy, Matt
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (33 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Fielding sixes (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Note
  • Title and musicians provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container and information provided by the John Cage Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container: "Fielding sixes - source ; 1-6 fiddle ; 7-12 flute".
  • Contains the source recordings used as components of the music for Merce Cunningham's Fielding sixes (1980).
  • "In this work [Improvisation IV], there are 3 sets of 12 identical cassettes in play, all containing traditional Irish music played by Matt Molloy on flute and Paddy Glackin on fiddle." -- Information on Improvisation IV obtained from the John Cage Trust website, http://johncage.org/pp/John-Cage-Work-Detail.cfm?work_ID=105, accessed on Nov. 10, 2014.
  • Sound quality is fairly good; both streaming files have some recording static and are dubs of previous recordings.
  • Donor's inventory number: D332.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in unidentified locations.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
  • Streaming file 1: [Fiddle songs for Improvisation IV (Paddy Glackin)]
  • Streaming file 2: [Flute songs for Improvisation IV (Matt Molloy)]
Call Number
*LTD-A 886
OCLC
897514117
Author
Cage, John, composer.
Title
Improvisation IV : source recordings of fiddle and flute songs / music by John Cage.
Production
[probably early 1980's?]
Playing Time
001556 001630
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
[Paddy Glackin, and Matt Molloy], musicians.
Event
Recorded in unidentified locations.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio DAT cassette (33 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 886.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original DAT cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; two streaming files were created based on content: D332a, and, D332b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Glackin, Paddy, instrumentalist.
Molloy, Matt, instrumentalist.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Fielding sixes (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 886
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