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Four³: recording sessions at the McCullough Theatre, University of Texas at Austin, 1992-02-02

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Four³: recording sessions at the McCullough Theatre, University of Texas at Austin, 1992-02-02
Additional title: Beach birds (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cage, John (Composer)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Recording engineer)
University of Texas at Austin, McCullough Theatre (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1992-02-02
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1: Sound checks (2:00-9:57) -- Piano, rainsticks (David Tudor) (10:00-1:07:54) |||| Streaming file 2: Piano, rainsticks (Michael Pugliese) (2:00-54:54) -- Tone, rainsticks (Takehisa Kosugi) (54:55-1:27:03) |||| Streaming file 3: Rainsticks (John Adams) (2:05-37:37) -- Rainstick, final edit (40:25-1:12:48) |||| Streaming file 4: 1st half (incomplete) (David Tudor) (0:00-12:33) -- Complete edit mix (David Tudor) (13:00-46:45) -- 1st half (incomplete) (Takehisa Kosugi) (47:05-56:20) -- 2nd half (incomplete) (Takehisa Kosugi) (1:00:10-1:26:29) |||| Streaming file 5: 1st half (incomplete) (David Tudor) (0:00-12:33) -- Complete edit mix (David Tudor) (12:57-45:13) -- Complete edit mix (Michael Pugliese) (46:08-1:09:53)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 695
Topics
Aleatory music
Piano music
Genres
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by John Cage.
Content: Title, date, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT cassettes and containers.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "John Cage - Four³ ; Music for the dance 'Beach Birds' ; David Tudor - Piano, Rainsticks ; Program material starts at ̃ 1:00 ; unedited No EQ ; Recorded in 'enhanced stereo' at Univ. of Texas, McCulloch [sic] Hall Feb. 2 '92 by John DS Adams, 2:00-9:57 - Sound Checks". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "John Cage - Four³ ; Music for the dance 'Beach Birds' ; Michael Pugliese - Piano, Rainsticks 2:00-55:55 ; Takehisa Kosugi - Tone, Rainsticks 55:55-end ; unedited version, Un EQ'ed ; Recorded in enhanced stereo at University of Texas, McCulloch [sic] Hall by John DS Adams, Feb. 2 '92". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 3: "John Cage - Four³ ; Music for the dance 'Beach Birds' ; John Adams: Rainsticks ; Program material starts @ 2:00, 2:00-37:22 ; unedited, no EQ ; Recorded in 'enhanced stereo' at University of Texas, McCulloch [sic] Hall Feb. 2 '92 by John DS Adams ; 2. J.A. - Rainstick -Final Edit- !!Not backed-up!! EQ'ed version". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 4: "Four³ -edited parts- 1. D.T. 12:33 - 1st half (incomplete) ; 2. D.T. 33:45 - complete edit mix ; 3. T.K. - 15:00 1st half (incomplete) ; 4. T.K. - 19:40 2nd half (incomplete) ; !neither 3 or 4 backed-up! ; THE 2 ; Note: T.K. parts were edited together in the final mix". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 5: "Four³ -Back-up -edited parts- 1. D.T. 12:33 - 1st half (incomplete) ; 2. D.T. 33:45 - complete edit mix ; 3. M.P. - 35:00 - complete edit mix !not backed up! ; Note: M.P. part does not have the added reverb that the final mix has". Stickers affixed to DAT cassettes nos. 1-2: "Not for Production" and "Session Tape". Stickers affixed to DAT cassettes nos. 3-5: "Not for Production".
Content: Contains recording sessions of parts of the music for Merce Cunningham's Beach birds (1991), including the verbal introductions for the takes by unidentified speakers.
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: D054 - D058.
Performers: David Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi, Michael Pugliese, and John D.S. Adams, musicians.
Venue: Recorded at the McCullough Theatre, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1992 February 2.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: (5 audio DAT cassettes (385 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is mostly good; the recording volume is low overall.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 889340755
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20284061
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e49f4710-b72e-0133-246e-3c07547a230f
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Four³" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e71405e0-b72e-0133-7b16-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Four³" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e71405e0-b72e-0133-7b16-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1992). Four³ Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e71405e0-b72e-0133-7b16-3c07547a230f

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