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Peace talks : folk music source material.

Title
Peace talks : folk music source material.
Publication
[probably 1989?].

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Pugliese, Michael.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming audio file (25 minutes) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
August pace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Note
  • Contains folk music recordings used as source material in the music for Merce Cunningham's August pace (1989). Some of the songs were likely dubbed from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
  • Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, and audition.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette: "Peace Talks - Source mat. on side A". Handwritten note on original container: "1) Bagana [begena] - Jew harp + voice Ethiopia ; 2) Itanembe[?] Africa, African unity drum song - Ethiopia ; 3) Nuer wire-strung harp - Ethiopia 4) Phlom sneng animal horn solo - Cambodia ; 5) Rabam Kragoak - Cambodia ; 6) Gambang suling - Bali (Gamelan) ; 7) Gnawa Dancers (Morocco) iron cymbals ; 8) Ahouache [dance] from Tata, 6 [illegible - bendir?] drums (Morocco) ; 9) Poril demon chants (New Guinea) ; 10) Karsan[?] - clan god festival music (India) mendhi[?] drum + log dr.[um] ; 11) Dito Endana - stilt dance, Kundi + Parai drums ; 12) Hill Maria dance, dabka frame drum w/ stick - 2 pieces ; 13) cymbal solo - Tibet". Handwritten sticker affixed to original container: "August Pace".
  • Sound quality is good.
  • Donor's inventory number: C015.
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.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1220
OCLC
902642336
Title
Peace talks : folk music source material.
Production
[probably 1989?].
Playing Time
002436
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
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 cassette (25 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1220.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original analog cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Related to (work): Pugliese, Michael. Peace talks.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Related to (work) : August pace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1220
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