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Second week of January : recordings of music for Signals.

Title
Second week of January : recordings of music for Signals. Kosugi A, B / music by Takehisa Kosugi.
Author
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
Publication
January 20, 1994.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Adams, John D. S., 1966-
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Cage, John.
  • Kyōto Kaikan (Kyōto, Japan)
  • White Oak Dance Project.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (72 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Contains master tapes of pre-recorded music to be used for the White Oak Dance Project's performances of Merce Cunningham's Signals (1970). Second week of January was commissioned by the White Oak Dance Project, and the pre-recorded tapes of each composer were meant to be mixed in real-time for the performances by "the White Oak audio engineer...using the source material provided by the Cunningham musicians". The Second week of January is based on the initial concept by John Cage for Signals, titled the First week of June, a collaboration with composers Gordon Mumma and David Tudor.
  • Title, date, location, and performer provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers; further information obtained online from the David Tudor Pages, http://davidtudor.org/Works/january.html, accessed on September 3, 2014.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Studio: Kyoto Kaikan Dai-Ni Hall, Japan ; Client: CDF ; Program: Kosugi Signals Perf. A, Left channel only ; Music for Signals ; Date/Time: 1/20/94 ; Engineer: J.D.S.A. ; Source: LIVE. Cassette sticker: Original Master ". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Studio: Kyoto Kaikan Dai-Ni Hall, Japan ; Client: CDF ; Program: Kosugi Signals Perf. B, L channel only ; Music for Signals ; Date/Time: 1/20/94 ; Engineer: J.D.S.A. ; Source: LIVE. Cassette sticker: Original Master ".
  • Sound quality is good; there is recording silence at the beginning and end of both streaming files.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: D150, and, D149.
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: [Second week of January], performance A / Takehisa Kosugi (Kosugi, [violin]) (1:58-32:05)
  • Streaming file 2: [Second week of January], performance B / Takehisa Kosugi (Kosugi, [electric violin]) (2:00-32:11)
Call Number
*LTD-A 735
OCLC
897514695
Author
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- composer.
Title
Second week of January : recordings of music for Signals. Kosugi A, B / music by Takehisa Kosugi.
Production
January 20, 1994.
Playing Time
003230 003926
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, violin and electric violin.
Event
Recorded at the Kyōto Kaikan, Dai-Ni Hall in, Kyōto, Japan, 1994 January 20.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 audio DAT cassettes (72 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 735.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from 2 original DAT cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Adams, John D. S., 1966- recording engineer.
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
Based on (work): Cage, John. First week of June.
Kyōto Kaikan (Kyōto, Japan)
White Oak Dance Project.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 735
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