Research Catalog

RainForest, and, Carousal : performances at the Teatro Sérgio Cardoso in São Paulo

Title
RainForest, and, Carousal : performances at the Teatro Sérgio Cardoso in São Paulo, 1988-04-08/09.
Publication
April 8 and 9, 1988.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Teatro Sérgio Cardoso (São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (95 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
  • Carousal (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • RainForest (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 cassettes and containers, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1270, side a: "Rainforest* Sao Paulo". Side b: "Carousel [Carousal] Rhapsody".
  • Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1271, side a: "Rainforest - Sao Paulo 2nd ***BEST". Side b: "Rhapsody". Handwritten note on original container: "Rainforest*** Sao Paulo ; Best 4/88 ; 11/27/89 Great! - Wild!".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's RainForest (1968), and, Carousal (1987).
  • Sound quality is good for streaming files 1-3; streaming file 4 is muffled and there is a slight recording hum throughout.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: C197, and, C199.
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, Apr. 8: RainForest ["Rainforest no. 1" / David Tudor] (0:00-20:33) -- Recording silence (20:34-21:29)
  • Streaming file 2, Apr. 8: Carousal "Rhapsody" / [Takehisa Kosugi] (0:00-24:38) -- Applause and recording silence (24:39-25:48)
  • Streaming file 3, Apr. 9: RainForest ["Rainforest no. 1" / David Tudor] (0:00-20:57) -- Applause and recording silence (20:58-23:03)
  • Streaming file 4, Apr. 9: [Carousal] "Rhapsody" / [Takehisa Kosugi] (0:00-25:19)
Call Number
*LTC-A 1270
OCLC
904257620
Title
RainForest, and, Carousal : performances at the Teatro Sérgio Cardoso in São Paulo, 1988-04-08/09.
Production
April 8 and 9, 1988.
Playing Time
002129 002548 002303 002519
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 the Teatro Sérgio Cardoso, São Paulo, Brazil, 1988 April 8 and 9.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (47 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1270.
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (48 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1271.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from two original analog cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; four preservation files were created based on cassette sides: C197a NEW, C197b NEW, C199a, and, C199b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Container of (work): Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Rhapsody.
Container of (work): Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Rainforest, no. 1.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Teatro Sérgio Cardoso (São Paulo, Brazil)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Carousal (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1270
*LTC-A 1271
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