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Francis Mason comments on Cage/Cunningham and Merce Cunningham's Beach birds : on the World of dance (Radio program), WQXR

Title
Francis Mason comments on Cage/Cunningham and Merce Cunningham's Beach birds : on the World of dance (Radio program), WQXR, 1992-03-19/21.
Publication
March 19 and 21, 1992.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Mason, Francis, 1921-2009
  • WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (4 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Summary
  • Streaming file 1, Mar. [19?]: Frances Mason speaks briefly about the collaboration between John Cage and Merce Cunningham, and the screening of the documentary film Cage/Cunningham.
  • Streaming file 2, Mar. 21: Frances Mason speaks about the premiere of Merce Cunningham's Beach birds.
Uniform Title
World of dance (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Radio commentaries.
Note
  • Contains Francis Mason's brief commentaries on the occasion of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performances at City Center, broadcast on the World of dance (Radio program), WQXR radio.
  • Title, dates, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten, typed, and printed notes on original containers and cassettes, and audition.
  • Typed note on original container and cassette (*LTC-A 1459): "Francis Mason/WQXR 3/92 ; RE: Cage/Cunningham; CityCentre 92". Handwritten note on original cassette (*LTC-A 1459): "Sat 3/[19?]/92".
  • Handwritten note on original container and cassette (*LTC-A 1455): "World of dance with Francis Mason 3.21.92". Printed note on original cassette (*LTC-A 1455): "96.3 fm WQXR".
  • 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 1459
OCLC
917697411
Title
Francis Mason comments on Cage/Cunningham and Merce Cunningham's Beach birds : on the World of dance (Radio program), WQXR, 1992-03-19/21.
Publisher
March 19 and 21, 1992.
Playing Time
000142 000138
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Broadcast on WQXR FM, New York, New York, 1992 March [19?] and 21.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (2 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1459.
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (2 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1455.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from two original analog cassettes by George Blood Audio on March 26, 2015.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Mason, Francis, 1921-2009, host.
WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
World of dance (Radio program)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1459
*LTC-A 1455
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