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Four⁶ : sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels.

Title
Four⁶ : sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels.
Publication
[probably 1996?].

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Anderson, Laurie, 1947-
  • Cage, John.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (19 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Rondo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Progressive rock (Music)
  • Synthpop (Music)
Note
  • Contains source material used in the music for Merce Cunningham's Rondo (1996) that was dubbed over a copy of Laurie Anderson's Strange angels, 1989.
  • Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container, audition, and consultation with Jesse Stiles, former sound engineer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Handwritten note on original container: "Four⁶ [outside] ; Laurie Anderson: Strange Angels, 1989 [inside]".
  • Sound quality is fair.
  • Donor's inventory number: C331.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event (note)
  • Recorded and dubbed in unidentified locations.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
  • Streaming file 1: Sound loop for Four⁶ / John Cage
  • Streaming file 2: The dream before / Laurie Anderson (0:00-3:16) -- My eyes / Laurie Anderson (3:21-8:58) -- Hiawatha / Laurie Anderson (9:02-15:55)
Call Number
*LTC-A 1298
OCLC
913797657
Title
Four⁶ : sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels.
Production
[probably 1996?].
Playing Time
000311 001611
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded and dubbed in unidentified locations.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (19 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1298.
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 content: C331a, and, C331b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Anderson, Laurie, 1947- Strange angels.
Related to (work): Cage, John. Four⁶.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Related to (work) : Rondo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1298
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