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Four⁶: sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Four⁶: sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels
Additional title: Rondo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- (Composer)
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- (Instrumentalist)
Cage, John (Associated name)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1996
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1: Sound loop for Four⁶ / John Cage |||| Streaming file 2: The dream before / Laurie Anderson (0:00-3:16) -- My eyes / Laurie Anderson (3:21-8:58) -- Hiawatha / Laurie Anderson (9:02-15:55)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1298
Topics
Electronic music
Musique concrète
Progressive rock music
Synthpop (Music)
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- Strange angels
Cage, John. Four⁶
Genres
Music
Notes
Content: Contains source material used in the music for Merce Cunningham's Rondo (1996) that was dubbed over a copy of Laurie Anderson's Strange angels, 1989.
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container, audition, and consultation with Jesse Stiles, former sound engineer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "Four⁶ [outside] ; Laurie Anderson: Strange Angels, 1989 [inside]".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C331.
Venue: Recorded and dubbed in unidentified locations.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (19 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is fair.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913797657
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20730916
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f27d7800-b8d0-0133-05fa-60f81dd2b63c
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  • 1996: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Four⁶" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5d10e20-b8d0-0133-88bc-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Four⁶" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5d10e20-b8d0-0133-88bc-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1996). Four⁶ Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f5d10e20-b8d0-0133-88bc-60f81dd2b63c

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