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Improvisation IV : sets of cassette recordings used in the music for Fielding sixes

Title
Improvisation IV : sets of cassette recordings used in the music for Fielding sixes / music by John Cage.
Author
Cage, John
Publication
[probably 1980?].

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Glackin, Paddy
  • Molloy, Matt
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
12 streaming audio files (35 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Fielding sixes (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Aleatory music.
  • Modern dance music.
Note
  • Contains sets of cassette recordings of traditional Irish music which are components of the music for Merce Cunningham's Fielding sixes (1980).
  • Title and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassettes and information provided by the John Cage Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1318 no. 1: "F. 6's 1A - 2:50". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1318 no. 2: "F. 6's 2A - 2:15". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1318 no. 3: "F. 6's - 2:15". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1318 no. 4: "F. 6's 4A - 2:25". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1318 no. 5: "F. 6's 5A - 2:25". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1318 no. 6: "F. 6's 5A - 2:30". Based on the original order of the donor's inventory numbers, the cataloger considered cassette no. 3 to be [3A] and renamed cassette no. 6 from "5A" to [6A].
  • Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1319 no. 1: "Fielding Six 7A - 1'51". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1319 no. 2: "Fielding Sixes 8A - 2'22". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1319 no. 3: "Fielding Sixes 9A - 2'30". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1319 no. 4: "Fielding Sixes 10A - 3'39". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1319 no. 5: "Fielding Sixes 11A - 1'36". Handwritten note on original cassette *LTC-A 1319 no. 6: "Fielding Sixes 12A - 2'43".
  • John Cage's Improvisation IV is composed for "3 sets of 12 identical cassettes in play, all containing traditional Irish music played by Matt Malloy on flute and Paddy Glackin on fiddle." (John Cage Trust website, accessed May 22, 2015). The cataloger selected Fielding sixes 1A - 12A as the archival originals and representative set of cassettes based on the completeness of digital files. There are 3 additional sets of cassettes containing the flute music identical to nos. 7-12 of the archival original set, labeled Fielding sixes 7B - 12B, Fielding sixes 7C - 12C, and, Fielding sixes 7D - 12D.
  • Recorded in unidentified locations.
  • Sound quality is fair to mostly good; streaming file 1 is very muffled and nearly inaudible.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: C129 - C134 (*LTC-A 1318 no. 1-6); C135 - C140 (*LTC-A 1319 no. 1-6); C141 - C146 (*LTC-A 1320 no. 1-6); C147 - C152 (*LTC-A 1321 no. 1-6); C159 - C164 (*LTC-A 1322 no. 1-6).
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Indexed In (note)
  • John Cage Trust website, accessed May 22, 2015
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1318 -- 1322
OCLC
913794922
Author
Cage, John, composer.
Title
Improvisation IV : sets of cassette recordings used in the music for Fielding sixes / music by John Cage.
Production
[probably 1980?].
Playing Time
000313 000251 000243 000257 000252 000250 000210 000250 000301 000408 000152 000310
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Indexed In:
John Cage Trust website, accessed May 22, 2015, Database of works: Improvisation IV, http://johncage.org/pp/John-Cage-Work-Detail.cfm?work_ID=105
Performer
[Paddy Glackin, fiddle, and, Matt Malloy, flute].
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival originals : (6 audio cassettes (18 minutes total) : analog) in *LTC-A 1318 no. 1-6, *L (Recap box) 507.
Archival originals : (6 audio cassettes (17 minutes total) : analog) in *LTC-A 1319 no. 1-6, *L (Recap box) 507.
Additional archival originals : (6 audio cassettes : analog) in *LTC-A 1320 no. 1-6, *L (Recap box) 507.
Additional archival originals : (6 audio cassettes : analog) in *LTC-A 1321 no. 1-6, *L (Recap box) 507.
Additional archival originals : (6 audio cassettes : analog) in *LTC-A 1322 no. 1-6, *L (Recap box) 507.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from twelve original analog cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Glackin, Paddy, instrumentalist.
Molloy, Matt, instrumentalist.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Related to (work) : Fielding sixes (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1318 -- 1322
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