Research Catalog

Summerspace, and, Biped : performances in Paris

Title
Summerspace, and, Biped : performances in Paris, 1999-11-09/10.
Publication
November 9 and 10, 1999.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Bryars, Gavin
  • Dempster, Loren
  • Gottlieb, Jay
  • Hoogewerf, Wim
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Lively, David, 1953-
  • Woodrow, James
  • Bryars, Gavin
  • Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (141 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
  • Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Summerspace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, dates, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Paris 11-9-99, Ixion + Biped ; Ixion - Jay Gottlieb, David Lively ; Biped - Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, Wim Hoogewerf, Takehisa Kosugi". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Paris 11-10-99, Ixion + Biped ; Ixion - Jay Gottlieb, David Lively ; Biped - Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, James Woodrow, Takehisa Kosugi".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Summerspace (1958), and, Biped (1999).
  • Sound quality is mostly good; audience sounds are occasionally audible throughout the recordings.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: D241, and, D242.
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, Nov. 9: [Summerspace] Ixion / [Morton Feldman] (Jay Gottlieb, David Lively) (0:00-20:01) -- Audience applause (20:02-20:30)
  • Streaming file 2, Nov. 9: [Biped] Biped / [Gavin Bryars] (Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, Wim Hoogewerf, Takehisa Kosugi) (0:00-46:12) -- Audience applause and recording silence (46:13-48:04)
  • Streaming file 3, Nov. 10: [Summerspace] Ixion / [Morton Feldman] (Jay Gottlieb, David Lively) (0:00-21:13) -- Audience applause (21:14-21:35)
  • Streaming file 4, Nov. 10: [Biped] Biped / [Gavin Bryars] (Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, James Woodrow, Takehisa Kosugi) (0:00-47:35) -- Audience applause and recording silence (47:36-50:44)
Call Number
*LTD-A 800
OCLC
894375534
Title
Summerspace, and, Biped : performances in Paris, 1999-11-09/10.
Production
November 9 and 10, 1999.
Playing Time
002030 004804 002135 005044
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Jay Gottlieb, David Lively, musicians (Summerspace/Ixion) ; Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, Wim Hoogewerf, Takehisa Kosugi, James Woodrow, musicians (Biped).
Event
Recorded in performance in, Paris, France, 1999 November 9 and 10.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (2 audio DAT cassettes (141 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 800.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from two original DAT cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; four preservation files were created based on content: D241a, d241b, D242a, and, d242b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Bryars, Gavin, instrumentalist.
Dempster, Loren, instrumentalist.
Gottlieb, Jay, instrumentalist.
Hoogewerf, Wim, instrumentalist.
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
Lively, David, 1953- instrumentalist.
Woodrow, James, instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Bryars, Gavin. Biped.
Container of (work): Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987. Ixion.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : Summerspace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 800
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