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Arctic whales : source material for [David Tudor's Webwork?]; and, unidentified band rehearsing Beatles' songs

Title
Arctic whales : source material for [David Tudor's Webwork?]; and, unidentified band rehearsing Beatles' songs, 1985-08-14, and, 1987-06-26.
Publication
August 14, 1985, and, June 26, 1987.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (94 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Summary
  • Streaming file 1: Rehearsal of songs by the Beatles, ca. 0:00-4:29; whale sounds recorded at Lancaster Sound, ca. 4:30-47:04.
  • Streaming file 2: Whale sounds recorded at Baffin Island, ca. 0:00-47:01.
Uniform Title
Shards (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Nature sounds.
Note
  • Probably contains source material recorded for use in the music of Merce Cunningham's Shards (1987), and, an overdub of an unidentified band rehearsing Beatles' songs.
  • Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette and container, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette and container: "Arctic Whales ; Side A: 26Jun/87; Lancaster Sound ; Spring floe edge -all belugas near end ; Side B: 14Aug/85 ; Baffin Island -Narwhals ; Recording © John Ford [COPY]". Sticker with handwritten note affixed to original container: "Side A".
  • Sound quality of the streaming files are very poor and muffled; the original cassette has better sound quality.
  • Donor's inventory number: C287.
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.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1695
OCLC
913834287
Title
Arctic whales : source material for [David Tudor's Webwork?]; and, unidentified band rehearsing Beatles' songs, 1985-08-14, and, 1987-06-26.
Production
August 14, 1985, and, June 26, 1987.
Playing Time
004704 004701
Type of Content
sounds
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Side a mostly recorded at Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada, 1987 June 26.
Side b recorded at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1985 August 14.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (94 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1695.
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 cassette sides: C287a, and, c287b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Related to (work): Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Webwork.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Related to (work) : Shards (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1695
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