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

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641: performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in London, 1998-10-09/10
Additional title: Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Rondo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
O'Rourke, James (Instrumentalist)
Tilbury, John, 1936- (Instrumentalist)
Van Sleen, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Cage, John (Composer)
Barbican Theatre (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1998-10-09
Date Created: 1998-10-10
Table of 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)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 803
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic and violin music
Modern dance music
Musique concrète
Vocalises
Cage, John. Four⁶
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Title, dates, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers and information obtained from the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Content: 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]".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Rondo (1996), and, two of Cunningham's Events.
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: D246, and, D247.
Performers: Takehisa Kosugi, James O'Rourke, John Tilbury, and Michael Van Sleen, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performances at the Barbican [Theatre] in, London, England, 1998 October 9 and 10.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 2 audio DAT cassettes (161 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is mostly good; the first approximately 4 minutes of streaming file 4 was recorded at a very low volume.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 894377046
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20334590
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0166d360-b7db-0133-1882-3c07547a230f
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  • 2024: Found by you!
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998 - 1998. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03600510-b7db-0133-37ed-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03600510-b7db-0133-37ed-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1998 - 1998). Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03600510-b7db-0133-37ed-3c07547a230f

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Rondo, and, Event no. 640, and, Event no. 641