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Biped : recordings of versions.

Title
Biped : recordings of versions. A-D / music by Gavin Bryars.
Author
Bryars, Gavin
Publication
April 24, 1999.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Dempster, Loren
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • O'Rourke, Jim, 1969-
  • Woodrow, James
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (197 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, date and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Version A, Biped ; Gavin Bryars ; from 4-24-99 ; 48.0KHZ ; 45:30 min ; Entire ensemble ; Kosugi - Improv, O'Rourke - Guit[ar], Bryars - Keys, Bass, Dempster (Loren) - Cello".
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Version B, Biped ; Gavin Bryars ; from 4-24-99 ; 48.0KHZ ; 45:30 min ; Version B ; PB, Cello, Keyboard, Bass".
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 3: "Version C, Biped ; Gavin Bryars ; from 4-24-99 ; 48.0KHZ ; 45:30 min ; Version C ; PB, Keyboard, Bass".
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 4: "Biped, Version D ; Guitar, Bass, PB ; Guitar - James Woodrow ; Keyboard, Bass - Gavin Bryars ; To be used w/ live violin + cello ; Fade before claps".
  • Contains versions of the music for Merce Cunningham's Biped (1999).
  • Sound quality is good; there is brief audience applause at the end of streaming file 4.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: D238 - D240, and, D273.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in an unidentified location.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Contents
  • Streaming file 1: Biped, Version A / Gavin Bryars (Takehisa Kosugi, Jim O'Rourke, Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster)
  • Streaming file 2: Biped, Version B / Gavin Bryars [(Takehisa Kosugi, Jim O'Rourke, Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster)]
  • Streaming file 3: Biped, Version C / Gavin Bryars [(Takehisa Kosugi, Jim O'Rourke, Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster)]
  • Streaming file 4: Biped, Version D / Gavin Bryars (Gavin Bryars, James Woodrow)
Call Number
*LTD-A 799
OCLC
894375326
Author
Bryars, Gavin, composer.
Title
Biped : recordings of versions. A-D / music by Gavin Bryars.
Production
April 24, 1999.
Playing Time
004951 004952 005015 004655
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, Jim O'Rourke, Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, and James Woodrow, musicians.
Event
Recorded in an unidentified location.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival originals: (4 audio DAT cassettes (197 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 799.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from four original DAT cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Bryars, Gavin, instrumentalist.
Dempster, Loren, instrumentalist.
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
O'Rourke, Jim, 1969- instrumentalist.
Woodrow, James, instrumentalist.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 799
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