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Concert at Town Hall : Vertical thoughts.

Title
Concert at Town Hall : Vertical thoughts. No. 1-5, 1963-10-11 / music by Morton Feldman.
Author
Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987
Publication
  • October 11, 1963.
  • December 30, 1966.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Town Hall (New York, New York)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming audio file (31 minutes) : digital, stereo
Alternative Title
  • Vertical thoughts, no. 1-5
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, dates, and locations provided by cataloger based on handwritten note taped to the original reel hub, and collection context.
  • Handwritten note taped to original reel hub: "Feldman Vertical thoughts ; 11Oct.1963 Town Hall ; 7.5ips [illegible]".
  • Contains a dub of recordings from a concert at Town Hall that, based on tape stock and collection context, was likely copied by Gordon Mumma at Brandeis University.
  • Sound quality is fair; there is slight recording hiss throughout and background audience noises.
  • Donor's inventory number: R110.
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
Vertical thoughts [no. 1] (0:00-7:15) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 2] (7:51-12:52) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 3] (13:23-17:30) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 4] (17:44-20:37) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 5], ends abruptly (20:50-30:26)
Call Number
*LT-7-A 2451
OCLC
909424731
Author
Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987, composer.
Title
Concert at Town Hall : Vertical thoughts. No. 1-5, 1963-10-11 / music by Morton Feldman.
Production
October 11, 1963.
Manufacturer
December 30, 1966.
Playing Time
003026
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiotape reel
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded in performance, New York, New York, 1963 October 11.
Dubbed at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts 1966 December 30.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audiotape reel (31 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2451.
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 original open tape reel by the New York Public Library's Audio and Moving Image Preservation (PAMI) sound engineering staff at the Library for the Performing Arts on February 25, 2015.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Town Hall (New York, New York)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LT-7-A 2451
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