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Toneburst: performances of Sounddance at City Center, 1994-03-15/17/19

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Toneburst: performances of Sounddance at City Center, 1994-03-15/17/19
Additional title: Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
City Center of Music and Drama (New York, N. Y.) (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1994-03-15
Date Created: 1994-03-17
Date Created: 1994-03-19
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1, cassette no. 1 [March 15]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)] |||| Streaming file 2, cassette no. 2, side a [March 17]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)] |||| Streaming file 3, cassette no. 2, side b [unidentified date]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)] |||| Streaming file 4, cassette no. 3 [March 19, matinee]: Sounddance ["Toneburst" / David Tudor (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi)]
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1311
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by David Tudor.
Content: Title, dates, performers and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette, audition, and original performance programs.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette no. 1: "Sounddance CC94 #8 (untitled) ; B on". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 2: "Soundance CC94 #10 (untitled) ; B on". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 3: "Sounddance CC94 #12 (untitled) ; B on".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Sounddance (1975). Cassette no. 2, side b, contains a longer version of Toneburst recorded in an unidentified context and location.
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: C210, C348, and, C303.
Performers: Takehisa Kosugi, and David Tudor, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performances at City Center, New York, New York, 1994 March 15, 17 and 19.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 3 audio cassettes (88 minutes total) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; streaming file 4 is muffled and captures the lower frequencies only.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 906062374
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20591841
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8e63e2b0-b8b6-0133-32ae-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1994: Created
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Toneburst" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c67c15e0-b8b6-0133-4ddc-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Toneburst" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c67c15e0-b8b6-0133-4ddc-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1994). Toneburst Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c67c15e0-b8b6-0133-4ddc-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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