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Concert at the Free Music Store

Title
Concert at the Free Music Store/ Meredith Monk, 1976
Author
Monk, Meredith.
Publication
1976.

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Description
2 streaming audio files (approximately one hour 32 minutes): digital
Summary
  • Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 47 minutes). [Begins abruptly.] The program host, who is not named, introduces Meredith Monk; Meredith Monk introduces and sings her first selections, from what she calls Songs from the hill [Monk released an album of that name in 1979]; Monk introduces and sings her next selections, A little lullaby; Bird, and Breath; Monk introduces and performs several piano and voice works including a 1972 solo from [Education of the] girlchild and what she refers to as Paris piano pieces, from 1971 [intermission; announcements].
  • Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 45 minutes). The program host re-introduces Meredith Monk; Meredith Monk introduces and performs several organ and voice works from 1970 and 1971 including Under street; What does it mean; Power (organ only); Traveler [Monk's introduction includes a reference to a performance of this song by Ping Chong]; Fat stream; and Do you be; Monk introduces Andrea Goodman, Susan Kampe, and Monica Solem, who perform the song Tablet and a round from Quarry, with Monk [closing remarks of program host and announcements].
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive.
Subject
  • Monk, Meredith
  • Audiotapes > Monk, M
Genre/Form
Radio programs.
Note
  • Meredith Monk performs her own compositions (voice, piano, and organ) on the WABI-FM, New York radio program Concert at the Free Music Store; recorded and broadcast on May 15, 1976. Andrea Goodman, Susan Kampe, and Monica Solem perform with Monk in the song Tablet and in a round from Quarry.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
  • Sound quality is fair. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise and short gaps. However, for the most part the speakers' voices are intelligible, and the works performed are loud and clear.
Access (note)
  • Access only on site at The New York Public Library research libraries.
Funding (note)
  • The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Call Number
*MGZTO 5-235
OCLC
83689957
Author
Monk, Meredith.
Title
Concert at the Free Music Store/ Meredith Monk, 1976
Imprint
1976.
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Access only on site at The New York Public Library research libraries.
Event
Recorded by WBAI New York May 15, 1976 New York (N.Y.)
Funding
The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately one hour 32 minutes); polyester; half-track; 3 3/4 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto5235_v01f01_sc and myd_mgzto5235_v01f02_sc.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZT 5-235
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Research Call Number
*MGZTO 5-235
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