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RainForest, and, Pictures: performance at the American Dance Festival at Duke University, 1988-07-23

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Title
RainForest, and, Pictures: performance at the American Dance Festival at Duke University, 1988-07-23
Additional title: Pictures (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Behrman, David (Composer)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
American Dance Festival (Associated name)
Duke University (Event place)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-07-23 (Inferred)
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1: RainForest ["Rainforest no. 1" / David Tudor (Takehisa Kosugi, Tudor)], ends abruptly (0:00-20:46) -- Recording silence (20:47-21:55) |||| Streaming file 2: Begins abruptly, Pictures ["Interspecies smalltalk" / David Behrman (Takehisa Kosugi, Michael Pugliese)]
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1269
Topics
Aleatory music
Computer and violin music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Behrman, David. Interspecies smalltalk
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Rainforest, no. 1
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Title, date, performers and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette, audition, information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust, and performance program.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette side a: "Rainforest ; Durham 1988 ; REM". Side b: "Pictures ; Durhman [Durham] ; Rec. by REM".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's RainForest (1968), and, Pictures (1984).
Content: Sound quality is mostly good; streaming file 2 begins abruptly.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C196.
Venue: Recorded in performance as part of the American Dance Festival at the Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1988 [July 23].
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (53 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; streaming file 2 begins abruptly.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 904257869
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20539399
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 024338b0-b8ae-0133-b9cc-60f81dd2b63c
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  • 1988: Created
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "RainForest, and, Pictures" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/079a5f90-b8ae-0133-13dd-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "RainForest, and, Pictures" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/079a5f90-b8ae-0133-13dd-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988). RainForest, and, Pictures Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/079a5f90-b8ae-0133-13dd-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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RainForest, and, Pictures