- Additional Authors
- Found In
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (69 minutes total) : digital, stereo
- Uniform Title
- Ocean (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 Ocean (1994).
- Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT cassette and container, and audition.
- Handwritten note on original DAT cassette and container: "Ocean Dubs #1 "Tape 29", "Tape 10" ; Studio: Cunningham Production ; Client: David Tudor ; Program: Reel to reel dubes ; Date/Time: April 11 '94 ; Engineer: JDSA ; Source: 1/4" 7.5 ips Reel-Reel ; Comments: Take 2 - Dub of "Sounds of the Sea" from DT's collection [see details note for contents list] ; Take 3 - Dub of "Sea Sounds" Tape #10 - continuous (looped?)".
- Details of handwritten note on original DAT container for "Take 2": "Snapping Shrimp, Toadfish (10') ; Toadfish, Croaker (11') ; Toadfish, Atlantic (12') ; Water, Pacific (20') ; Crabs, Pacific (1 mile) ; Snapping Shrimp, PM, Atlantic (75') ; Evening Atlantic (45') ; Above Water, Snapping Turtles, Sea Robin ; Pacific (50') ; Pacific (60') ; Pacific (70') ; Drumfish (48') (600 fathoms) ; Pacific Croaker Family ; Pacific Unknown (600 fathoms) ; Pacific [SPT Fish/crossed out] (2000 miles) ; SDT Fish ; Sea Robin ; 5 Catfish ; 400 Croakers ; Snapping Shrimp ; Cancer Crabs ; Spotfin Croaker ; Black Croaker ; Croaker + Snapping Shrimp chorus; Drum Fish ; Toad Fish".
- Sound quality is good.
- Donor's inventory number: D104.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Event (note)
- Dubbed from an unidentified original reel to reel.
- Source (note)
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Call Number
- *LTD-A 931
- OCLC
- 933596355
- Title
Ocean dubs : source material from "tape 29" and "tape 10" for [Soundings: ocean diary?], no. 1, 1994-04-11.
- Production
April 11, 1994.
- Playing Time
010911
- Type of Content
sounds
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Dubbed from an unidentified original reel to reel.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio DAT cassette (69 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 48 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 931.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Local Note
Transferred from original DAT cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
- Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Adams, John D. S., 1966- recording engineer.
Related to (work): Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Soundings: ocean diary.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
- Added Title
Related to (work) : Ocean (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
- Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Research Call Number
*LTD-A 931