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Polarity, August pace, and, Pictures : performance at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris

Title
Polarity, August pace, and, Pictures : performance at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, 1990-10-02.
Publication
[October 2], 1990.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Grossman, Kory
  • Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018
  • Miller, Rob (Robert E.)
  • Pugliese, Michael
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996
  • Behrman, David
  • Pugliese, Michael
  • Tudor, David, 1926-1996
  • Cunningham, Merce
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  • Théâtre de la ville (Paris, France)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
3 streaming audio files (84 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title, date, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container and the performance program.
  • Handwritten note on original DAT container: "Théâtre de la Ville; 3rd perf[ormance] ; Polarity, Peace Talks, Pix ; Rec[orded] by RM [Rob Miller]".
  • Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Polarity (1990), August Pace (1989), and, Pictures (1984).
  • Sound quality is mostly good; the volume level is slightly low overall.
  • Donor's inventory number: D014.
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: Polarity [Virtual focus / Tudor (David Tudor)]
  • Streaming file 2: August Pace [Peace talks / Michael Pugliese (Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, Kory Grossman)]
  • Streaming file 3: Pictures [Interspecies smalltalk / David Behrman (Takehisa Kosugi, Michael Pugliese)]
Call Number
*LTD-A 662
OCLC
884522135
Title
Polarity, August pace, and, Pictures : performance at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, 1990-10-02.
Production
[October 2], 1990.
Playing Time
002632 002642 003043
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Performer
Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, Kory Grossman, and David Tudor, musicians.
Event
Recorded in performance at Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, 1990 [October 2]; [This performance date was obtained from the Merce Cunningham Trust].
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio DAT cassette (84 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 662.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original DAT cassette by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; three preservation files were created based on content: D014a - D014c.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Grossman, Kory, instrumentalist.
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-2018, instrumentalist.
Miller, Rob (Robert E.), instrumentalist.
Pugliese, Michael, instrumentalist.
Tudor, David, 1926-1996, instrumentalist.
Miller, Rob (Robert E.), recording engineer.
Container of (work): Behrman, David. Interspecies smalltalk.
Container of (work): Pugliese, Michael. Peace talks.
Container of (work): Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Virtual focus.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Théâtre de la ville (Paris, France)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Music for (work): Cunningham, Merce. August pace.
Music for (work): Cunningham, Merce. Pictures.
Music for (work): Cunningham, Merce. Polarity.
Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTD-A 662
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