- Additional Authors
- Adams, John D. S., 1966-
- Gray, D'Arcy
- Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
- Tudor, David, 1926-1996
- Cage, John.
- Driscoll, John, 1947-
- Maison de la danse de Lyon.
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
- Found In
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Description
- 3 streaming audio files (165 minutes total) : digital, stereo
- Uniform Title
- Beach birds (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
- Breakers (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
- Doubletoss (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
- Alternative Title
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Title, dates, performers and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers and cassettes, and audition.
- Handwritten note on original DAT container and cassette no. 1: "Lyon, Maison de la dance [danse] #1 ; Nov. 21 '94 ; Four³ (Beach birds) DT, TK, JA, DG ; Transfigurations (Doubletoss) TK ; Cyber Mesa (Breakers) TK, DG". Handwritten note on original DAT cassette no. 2: "Lyon, Maison de la dance [danse] ; BB, DT, BRKRS ; Nov. 22 '94". Although indicated as such on container no. 1, the November 21st performance of Cybermesa (Breakers) was not recorded.
- Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Beach birds (1991), Breakers (1994), and Doubletoss (1993).
- Sound quality is mostly good; sounds of the dancers' feet and the audience are audible throughout both recordings of Four³, the Nov. 22nd recording of Four³ is at a very low volume, and there is audience applause during the final minute of Cybermesa.
- Donor's inventory numbers: D129, and, D158.
- 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, Nov. 21: Pre-performance announcement [in French] and silence (0:00-4:04) -- Beach birds "Four³" / [John Cage] (David Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi, John D. S. Adams, D'Arcy Gray) (4:03-30:30) -- Audience applause (30:31-32:30)
- Streaming file 2, Nov. 21: Doubletoss "Transfigurations" / [Kosugi] (Takehisa Kosugi) (0:00-30:30) -- Audience applause (30:31-32:16)
- Streaming file 3, Nov. 22: [Beach birds "Four³" / John Cage (David Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi, John D. S. Adams, D'Arcy Gray)] 0:00-29:40 -- [Doubletoss "Transfigurations" / Kosugi (Takehisa Kosugi)] (31:28-1:01:57) -- [Breakers "Cybermesa" / John Driscoll (Takehisa Kosugi, D'Arcy Gray)] (1:03:09-1:32:10) -- Recording silence (1:32:11-1:40:01)
- Call Number
- *LTD-A 730
- OCLC
- 899998116
- Title
Beach birds, Doubletoss, and, Breakers : performances at the Maison de la danse de Lyon, France, 1994-11-21/22.
- Production
November 21 and 22, 1994.
- Playing Time
003230 003216 014001
- Type of Content
performed music
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, John D. S. Adams, D'Arcy Gray, and David Tudor, musicians.
- Event
Recorded in performance at the Maison de la danse de Lyon, Lyon, France, 1994 November 21 and 22.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Original Version
Archival originals: (2 audio DAT cassettes (165 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 730.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Local Note
Transferred from two original DAT cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; three preservation files were created based on content: D129a, D129b, and, D158.
- Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Adams, John D. S., 1966- instrumentalist.
Gray, D'Arcy, instrumentalist.
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Cage, John. Four³.
Container of (work): Driscoll, John, 1947- Cybermesa.
Container of (work): Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Transfigurations.
Maison de la danse de Lyon.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
- Added Title
Music for (work) : Beach birds (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : Breakers (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : Doubletoss (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
- Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Research Call Number
*LTD-A 730