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Remainder : music for Torse

Title
Remainder : music for Torse / music by Maryanne Amacher.
Author
Amacher, Maryanne
Publication
[probably 1976?]

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (83 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Torse (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger based on typed and handwritten notes on the original containers.
  • Typed note on original container no. 1: "Mast[er] ; Maryanne Amacher ; 15 minutes, #1 and #2, 60 c/s, 1/2 track stereo. ; REMAINDER. "18. ] R [ ] D [ = An afterimage. (Also used as a classifier of seeds.)"* ; Band #1. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #2 at -20 -15 vu maximum. ; Band #2. 'Remainder', 15 minutes #1. 60 c/s, 7 1/2 ips, 1/2 track stereo. -20, -15 vu should be maximum playback level. ; Band #3. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #4 at -20, -15 vu maximum. ; Band #4. 'Remainder', 15 minutes #2. 60 c/s, 7 1/2 ips, 1/2 track stereo. -20, -15 vu should be maximum playback. ; *Hollis Frampton, 'A Stipulation of Terms from Maternal Hopi'."
  • Typed note on original container no. 2: Maryanne Amacher ; 15 minutes, #1 and #2, 50 c/s, 1/4 track stereo. ; REMAINDER. "18. ] R [ ] D [ = An afterimage. (Also used as a classifier of seeds.)"* ; Band #1. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #2 at -20, -15 vu maximum. ; Band #2. 'Remainder', 15 minutes #1. 50 c/s, 7 1/2 ips, 1/4 track stereo. -20, -15 vu should be maximum playback level. ; Band #3. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #4 at -20, -15 vu maximum. ; Band #4. 'Remainder', 15 minutes #2. 50 c/s, 7 1/2 ips, 1/4 track stereo. -20, -15 vu should be maximum playback level. ; *Hollis Frampton, 'A Stipulation of Terms from Maternal Hopi'."
  • Typed note on original container no. 3: "Maryanne Amacher ; 15 minutes, #1 and #2, 60 c/s, 1/2 track stereo. ; REMAINDER. "18. ] R [ ] D [ = An afterimage. (Also used as a classifier of seeds.)"* ; Band #1. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #2 at -20 to -15 vu maximum. ; Band #2. 'Remainder', 15 minutes #1. 60 c/s, 7 1/2 ips, 1/2 track stereo. -20 to -15 vu should be maximum playback level. ; Band #3. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #4 at -20 to -15 vu maximum. ; Band #4. 'Remainder', 15 minutes #2. 60 c/s, 7 1/2 ips, 1/2 track stereo. -20 to -15 vu should be maximum playback level. ; *Hollis Frampton, 'A Stipulation of Terms from Maternal Hopi'."
  • Handwritten note on original container no. 4: "Torse ; 15:00 MIX ; 50 c/s 1/4 TK ; Dolby B®".
  • Contains sound recordings used in the music for Merce Cunningham's Torse (1976); based on the WAV file shapes: reel no. 2 slightly differs from reel no. 1, reel no. 3 is an inverse version of reel nos. 1 and 2, and reel no. 4 is the second part of reel nos. 1 and 2.
  • Sound quality is fair; reel no. 1 has approximately 7 minutes of leader silence and all reels contain significant recording "hiss".
  • Donor's inventory numbers: R101 (no. 1), R099 (no. 2), R097 (no. 3), and, R107 (no. 4).
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in unidentified locations for use in performances of Torse.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Call Number
*LT-7-A 2443
OCLC
902688857
Author
Amacher, Maryanne, composer.
Title
Remainder : music for Torse / music by Maryanne Amacher.
Production
[probably 1976?]
Playing Time
002324 002227 002127 001551
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiotape reel
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded in unidentified locations for use in performances of Torse.
Original Version
Archival original, reel no. 1: (1 audiotape reel (23 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, two track, stereo ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2443.
Archival original, reel no. 2: (1 audiotape reel (22 minutes) : analog, 6 1/4 ips, quarter track, stereo ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2443.
Archival original, reel no. 3: (1 audiotape reel (21 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, two track, stereo ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2443.
Archival original, reel no. 4: (1 audiotape reel (16 minutes) : analog, 6 1/4 ips, two track, stereo ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2443.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from four original open tape reels by the New York Public Library's Audio and Moving Image Preservation (PAMI) sound engineering staff at the Library for the Performing Arts on October 2, 2014.
The archival original reels no. 2 and no. 4 recordings were produced at a non standard speed, 16.66% faster than 7.5 ips, for the purpose of being played in locations where the playback equipment uses a 50 Hz standard in order to compensate for pitch.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Torse (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LT-7-A 2443
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