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Event nos. 637 - 639, and, Scenario : performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in London

Title
Event nos. 637 - 639, and, Scenario : performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in London, 1998-10-06/08.
Publication
October 6-8, 1998.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • O'Rourke, James
  • Prévost, Eddie
  • Barbican Theatre
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
6 streaming audio files (273 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
  • Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Scenario (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  • Aleatory music
  • Electronic and cello music
  • Electronic and guitar music
  • Electronic and violin music
  • Modern dance music
  • Musique concrète
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, dates, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers and information obtained from the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Barbican London 1st show ; 10-6-98 ; Event - Próvost [Prévost], Kosugi, O'Rourke ; Scenario". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Barbican London ; 10-7-98 ; Event - Próvost [Prévost], Kosugi, O'Rourke ; Scenario". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 3: "Barbican London ; 10-8-98 ; Event - Próvost [Prévost], Kosugi, O'Rourke ; Scenario".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Scenario (1997), and, three of Cunningham's Events.
  • Sound quality is mostly good; overall, recorded at slightly low volumes.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: D299, D313, and, D312.
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, Oct. 6: Event [no. 637] (Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, Eddie Prévost) (0:00-42:12) -- Audience applause (41:01-42:12)
  • Streaming file 2, Oct. 6: Scenario [Wave-code A-Z / Takehisa Kosugi (Kosugi)] (0:00-42:42) -- Recording silence (42:43-44:08)
  • Streaming file 3, Oct. 7: Event [no. 638] (Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, Eddie Prévost), ends abruptly (0:00-44:47) -- Audience applause (44:47-45:35)
  • Streaming file 4, Oct. 7: Scenario [Wave-code A-Z / Takehisa Kosugi (Kosugi)]
  • Streaming file 5, Oct. 8: Event [no. 639] (Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, Eddie Prévost) (0:00-45:14) -- Audience applause (45:15-46:27)
  • Streaming file 6, Oct. 8: Wave-code A-Z / Takehisa Kosugi (Kosugi)]
Call Number
*LTD-A 794
OCLC
894357884
Title
Event nos. 637 - 639, and, Scenario : performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in London, 1998-10-06/08.
Production
October 6-8, 1998.
Playing Time
004212 004408 004535 004723 004627 004737
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, and Eddie Prévost, musicians.
Event
Recorded in performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in, London, England, 1998 October 6-8.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (3 audio DAT cassettes (273 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 794.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from three original DAT cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; six preservation files were created based on content: D299a, d299b, D313a, D313b, D312a, and, D312b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
O'Rourke, James, instrumentalist.
Prévost, Eddie, instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Wave-code A-Z.
Barbican Theatre.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : Scenario (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 794
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