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Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641 : performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in London

Title
Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641 : performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in London, 1998-10-09/10.
Publication
October 9 and 10, 1998.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • O'Rourke, James
  • Tilbury, John, 1936-
  • Van Sleen, Michael
  • Cage, John
  • Barbican Theatre
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (161 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
  • Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  • Rondo (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 and information obtained from the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Barbican London 10-9-98 ; Four⁶ - O'Rourke, Kosugi, Tillberry [Tilbury], Van Sleen ; Event - O'Rourke, Kosugi, Tillberry [Tilbury]". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Barbican London 10-10-98 ; Four⁶ - Kosugi, O'Rourke, Tilleberry [Tilbury], Van Sleen ; Event - Kosugi, O'Rourke, Tilleberry [Tilbury]".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Rondo (1996), and, two of Cunningham's Events.
  • Sound quality is mostly good; the first approximately 4 minutes of streaming file 4 was recorded at a very low volume.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: D246, and, D247.
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. 9: [Rondo] Four⁶ / [John Cage] (Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, John Tilbury, Michael Van Sleen) (0:00-30:01) -- Audience applause (30:02-31:06)
  • Streaming file 2, Oct. 9: Event [no. 640] (Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, John Tilbury) (0:00-46:44) -- Audience applause and recording silence (46:45-47:28)
  • Streaming file 3, Oct. 10: [Rondo] Four⁶ / [John Cage] (Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, John Tilbury, Michael Van Sleen)
  • Streaming file 4, Oct. 10: Event [no. 641] (Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, John Tilbury) (0:00-47:34) -- Audience applause (47:35-49:59)
Call Number
*LTD-A 803
OCLC
894377046
Title
Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641 : performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in London, 1998-10-09/10.
Production
October 9 and 10, 1998.
Playing Time
003106 004728 003255 004959
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, John Tilbury, and Michael Van Sleen, musicians.
Event
Recorded in performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in, London, England, 1998 October 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 (161 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 803.
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: D246a, d246b, D247a, and, d247b.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
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Added Author
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
O'Rourke, James, instrumentalist.
Tilbury, John, 1936- instrumentalist.
Van Sleen, Michael, instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Cage, John. Four⁶.
Barbican Theatre.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Music for (work) : Rondo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 803
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