Research Catalog

Event no. 479 : performances at Arizona State University

Title
Event no. 479 : performances at Arizona State University, 1989-04-01/02.
Publication
April 1 and 2, 1989.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996
  • Arizona State University.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (184 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  • Aleatory music
  • Electronic and violin music
  • Electronic music
  • Modern dance music
  • Musique concrète
Genre/Form
  • Aleatory music.
  • Live sound recordings.
  • Modern dance music.
  • Musique concrète.
Note
  • Title, performers, location, and dates provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassettes and containers, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 1: "Event ; Tempe, Arizona ; 4/1/89 ; DT, TK". Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 2: "Event #2 *** ; Tempe, Arizona ; 4/2/89 ; DT, TK".
  • Contains the music for two of Merce Cunningham's Events.
  • Sound quality is mostly good; streaming file nos. 1-3 end abruptly.
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, Apr. 1, side a: Event [no. 479] (0:00-46:20)
  • Streaming file 2, Apr. 1, side b: Event [no. 479], continued (0:00-43:46)
  • Streaming file 3, Apr. 2, side a: Event [no. 479] #2 (0:00-46:47)
  • Streaming file 4, Apr. 2, side b: Event [no. 479] #2, continued (0:00-44:03) -- Audience applause (44:04-46:45)
Call Number
*LTC-A 1482
OCLC
914481514
Title
Event no. 479 : performances at Arizona State University, 1989-04-01/02.
Production
April 1 and 2, 1989.
Playing Time
004605 004346 004647 004645
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
David Tudor and Takehisa Kosugi, musicians.
Event
Recorded in performances at Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, 1989 April 1 and 2.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 audio cassettes (184 minutes total) : analog) in *LTC-A 1482.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from two original analog cassettes by George Blood Audio on March 26, 2015; four preservation files were created based on cassette sides.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, instrumentalist.
Arizona State University.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1482
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