Research Catalog

Inlets 2, and, Shards : performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Title
Inlets 2, and, Shards : performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26.
Publication
August 25 and 26, 1988.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Miller, Rob (Robert E.)
  • Cage, John.
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996.
  • Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (69 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
  • Inlets 2 (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Shards (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Live sound recordings.
  • Modern dance music.
  • Musique concrète.
Note
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Inlets 2 (1983), and, Shards (1987).
  • Title, dates, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original container: "MCDC Saratoga 8/88 ; A. Inlets ; B. Shards. Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "Inlets #3 #4 ; Saratoga Springs 1988". Handwritten note on original cassette, side b: "Shards ; Saratoga Springs #4 1988 ; Rec. REM [Rob E. Miller]".
  • Sound quality is mostly good; the dancers' footsteps are audible throughout the recordings and audience applause overlaps the ends of the performances.
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.
Contents
  • Streaming file 1, side a: Program announcement (0:00-00:30) -- Inlets 2 [Aug. 25] "Inlets" / [John Cage] (0:45-21:08) -- Audience applause (20:11-20:55) -- [Inlets 2, Aug. 26] "Inlets" / [John Cage] (21:10-42:08) -- Audience applause (41:00-41:48)
  • Streaming file 2, side b: Shards [Aug. 26] ["Webwork" / David Tudor] (0:00-25:26) -- Audience applause (25:27-26:21)
Call Number
*LTC-A 1518
OCLC
933582175
Title
Inlets 2, and, Shards : performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26.
Production
August 25 and 26, 1988.
Playing Time
004208 002621
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded in performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1988 August 25 and 26.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (69 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1518.
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; two preservation files were created based on the cassette sides.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Miller, Rob (Robert E.), recording engineer.
Container of (work): Cage, John. Inlets.
Container of (work): Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Webwork.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Inlets 2 (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : Shards (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1518
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