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Rainforest: performance at Teatro Novo, 1968

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Rainforest: performance at Teatro Novo, 1968
Additional title: Rainforest
Additional title: RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Mumma, Gordon, 1935- (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Teatro Novo (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1968-07-30
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2406
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by David Tudor.
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container and audition.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "David Tudor = Rainforest (1968) ; 2 track (QTR) Stereo 7.5 ips ; (Uber 4400) L-EV666, R-Sh530 ; Rio de Janeiro, Teatro Novo. 30 July 1968".
Content: Contains music for Merce Cunningham's RainForest (1968).
Performers: David Tudor and Gordon Mumma, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Teatro Novo in, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1968 July 30.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (22 minutes total) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, quarter track, stereo ; 5 in. rewound onto an archival 7 in. reel
Sound quality is good; there is audible audience applause at the end of the recording.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 881253898
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20217487
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 383669b0-b3fc-0133-581d-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Rainforest" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3aaba3b0-b3fc-0133-048c-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Rainforest" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3aaba3b0-b3fc-0133-048c-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1968). Rainforest Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3aaba3b0-b3fc-0133-048c-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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