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Phonemes : performances of Channels/Inserts at City Center

Title
Phonemes : performances of Channels/Inserts at City Center, 1986-03-15/20 / music by David Tudor.
Author
Tudor, David, 1926-1996
Publication
March 15 and 20, 1986.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • City Center of Music and Drama (New York, N. Y.)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (84 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Channels/Inserts (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, dates and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, audition and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette, side A: "C/I 3/15/86 ; 4 Track Recording". Handwritten note on original cassette, side B: "C/I 3/20/86 ; 4". Handwritten note on original container: "Ch/In 3/15/86, 3/20/86 ; 4 Trk".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Channels/Inserts (1981).
  • Sound quality is mostly good; streaming file 1 was recorded at a slightly low volume, and both streaming files end abruptly which cuts off the end of the performances.
  • Donor's inventory number: C024.
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, Mar. 15: Channels/Inserts ["Phonemes" / David Tudor] (0:00-41:25)
  • Streaming file 2, Mar. 20: Channels/Inserts ["Phonemes" / David Tudor] (0:00-42:21)
Call Number
*LTC-A 1226
OCLC
902650948
Author
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, composer.
Title
Phonemes : performances of Channels/Inserts at City Center, 1986-03-15/20 / music by David Tudor.
Production
March 15 and 20, 1986.
Playing Time
004125 004221
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded in performances at City Center, New York, New York, 1986 March 15 and 20.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (84 minutes) : analog, 4 track) in *LTC-A 1226.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original analog cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; two preservation files were created based on cassette sides: C024a, and, C024b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
City Center of Music and Drama (New York, N. Y.)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Channels/Inserts (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1226
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