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First week in July : performance of Signals at the [Sadler's Wells Theatre]

Title
First week in July : performance of Signals at the [Sadler's Wells Theatre], 1980-07-05 / music by John Cage with Gordon Mumma and David Tudor.
Author
Cage, John
Publication
July 5, 1980.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996
  • Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
  • Cage, John
  • Cage, John.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming audio file (21 minutes) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Aleatory music.
  • Live sound recordings.
  • Modern dance music.
  • Musique concrète.
Note
  • Title, date, performers and location provided by cataloger based on typed note on original container and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Typed note on original container label: "First Week in July Signals ; July 5, 1980 ; P.A. Mix ; Stereo Dolby Cassett[e] 70 MS". Label printing: "The Hit Factory inc. [address]".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Signals (1970), that is based on an initial concept by John Cage, titled the First week of June, and is a collaboration with composers Gordon Mumma and David Tudor.
  • Sound quality is good.
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 1501
OCLC
914898857
Author
Cage, John, composer.
Title
First week in July : performance of Signals at the [Sadler's Wells Theatre], 1980-07-05 / music by John Cage with Gordon Mumma and David Tudor.
Production
July 5, 1980.
Playing Time
002118
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
[John Cage, Gordon Mumma, and David Tudor], musicians.
Event
Recorded in live performance at the [Sadler's Wells Theatre] in, London, England, 1980 July 5.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (21 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1501.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original analog cassette by George Blood Audio on March 26, 2015.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, composer.
Mumma, Gordon, 1935- composer.
Cage, John, instrumentalist.
Mumma, Gordon, 1935- instrumentalist.
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, instrumentalist.
Based on (work): Cage, John. First week of June.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Signals (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1501
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