Equal distribution, No. 1

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Title

Equal distribution, No. 1

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Gibson, Jon (Composer)
Gibson, Jon (Instrumentalist)
Fullemann, John David (Recording engineer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1978

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1262

Subjects

Flute and electronic music
Modern dance music

Genres

Music

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: music by Jon Gibson.
Content: Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette container.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "Equal Distribution I (1978) ; By Jon Gibson ; Music for the Merce Cunningham Dance, "Fractions" ; Length ̃ 34 mins. ; Performed by Jon Gibson ; Recorded by John David Fullemann ; cassette copy of DAT mastered analogue transfere ; Note: The heads of the playback machine on original transfer go "gummed - up" .. loses H-Freq.".
Content: Contains music for Merce Cunningham's Fractions (1978).
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C102.
Performers: Jon Gibson, solo flute (with harmonizer).
Venue: Likely originally recorded in New York, New York, 1978.
Venue: Dubbed to analog cassette on an unidentified date at an unidentified location.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio cassette (34 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; there is very slight recording "hiss" throughout.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 906183568
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20592403
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 02c768f0-b8b7-0133-3f2f-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Equal distribution, No. 1" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02c768f0-b8b7-0133-3f2f-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1978). Equal distribution, No. 1 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02c768f0-b8b7-0133-3f2f-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Equal distribution, No. 1" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02c768f0-b8b7-0133-3f2f-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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