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Toneburst : performances of Sounddance at City Center

Title
Toneburst : performances of Sounddance at City Center, 1994-03-15/17/19 / music by David Tudor.
Author
Tudor, David, 1926-1996
Publication
March 15, 17 and 19, 1994.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • City Center of Music and Drama (New York, N. Y.)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (88 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, dates, performers and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette, audition, and original performance programs.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette no. 1: "Sounddance CC94 #8 (untitled) ; B on". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 2: "Soundance CC94 #10 (untitled) ; B on". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 3: "Sounddance CC94 #12 (untitled) ; B on".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Sounddance (1975). Cassette no. 2, side b, contains a longer version of Toneburst recorded in an unidentified context and location.
  • Sound quality is mostly good; streaming file 4 is muffled and captures the lower frequencies only.
  • Donor's inventory numbers: C210, C348, and, C303.
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, cassette no. 1 [March 15]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)]
  • Streaming file 2, cassette no. 2, side a [March 17]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)]
  • Streaming file 3, cassette no. 2, side b [unidentified date]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)]
  • Streaming file 4, cassette no. 3 [March 19, matinee]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)]
Call Number
*LTC-A 1311
OCLC
906062374
Author
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, composer.
Title
Toneburst : performances of Sounddance at City Center, 1994-03-15/17/19 / music by David Tudor.
Production
March 15, 17 and 19, 1994.
Playing Time
001831 001823 003200 001913
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, and David Tudor, musicians.
Event
Recorded in performances at City Center, New York, New York, 1994 March 15, 17 and 19.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival originals: (3 audio cassettes (88 minutes total) : analog) in *LTC-A 1311.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from three original analog cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; four preservation files were created based on cassette sides: C210 NEW, C348, C348b NEW, and, C303.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, instrumentalist.
City Center of Music and Drama (New York, N. Y.)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1311
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