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Cunningham Dance Technique - Elementary level (Motion picture) : Merce Cunningham narration audio takes

Title
Cunningham Dance Technique - Elementary level (Motion picture) : Merce Cunningham narration audio takes, 1984 / written and narrated by Merce Cunningham.
Author
Cunningham, Merce
Publication
1984.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Caplan, Elliot
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
2 streaming audio files (37 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  • Dance > Study and teaching
  • Modern dance > Technique
Genre/Form
Film soundtracks.
Note
  • Contains audio track recordings of Merce Cunningham's narration for the Cunningham Dance Technique - Elementary level (Motion picture). Includes occasional take information given by an unidentified speaker, some distance away from the recording microphone.
  • Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original containers and cassettes, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "ETVP Master Narration Complete". Handwritten note on original cassette, side b: "ETVP Master Nar - 2nd section / small insert".
  • Sound quality is good.
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.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1462
OCLC
952486411
Author
Cunningham, Merce, author.
Title
Cunningham Dance Technique - Elementary level (Motion picture) : Merce Cunningham narration audio takes, 1984 / written and narrated by Merce Cunningham.
Production
1984.
Playing Time
003145 000430
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded at the Merce Cunningham Studio, New York, New York, 1984.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio cassette (37 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1462.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original analog cassette by George Blood Audio on March 26, 2015; two preservation files were created based on cassette sides.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Caplan, Elliot, film director.
Cunningham, Merce, narrator.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, film producer.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1462
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