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Ocean dubs: source material of "Underwater earthquakes", "Navstad" whales, and, "Scrump" for [Soundings: ocean diary?], 1994, no. 4, 1994

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Ocean dubs

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Title
Ocean dubs: source material of "Underwater earthquakes", "Navstad" whales, and, "Scrump" for [Soundings: ocean diary?], 1994, no. 4, 1994
Additional title: Ocean (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1994 (Questionable)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 930
Topics
Animal sounds
Whale sounds
Nature sounds
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Soundings: ocean diary
Genres
Sound recordings
Notes
Content: Probably contains source material recorded for use in the music of Merce Cunningham's Ocean (1994).
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT cassette and container, and audition.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT cassette and container: "Ocean Dubs #4 ; Underwater earthquakes from Wood's Hole Institute, Navistad Dubs, Scrump ; Dub of cassette from Wood's Hole ; Dub of cassette from Navistad ; Dub of cassette from Scrump ; Take 1-2. Underwater quakes ̃ 6:00 ; Take 3. Navistad whale (Low f.) ̃ 2:27 ; Take 4. Whales 1 (Woods Hole) (8:27) L. ̃ 2:30 p ; Take 5. Whales 2 B-10:55 L. ̃ ; Take 6. Whales 3 (rhythmic) ; Take 8. Walrus (Pinging, Metalic) ; Take 9. (Squeeky) ; Take 10-11. Navstad Whales Eq'ed 1:30 ; v. low f (17:25) ; Take 12-13. (Gunshots) Whales 2:00 + other perc. snds (19:00) ; ? Scrump 21:15-28:37 (7:22); ? Typical Whales songs ; ? more of above ; ? Whale screech".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D103.
Venue: Dubbed from unidentified original cassettes.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (DAT) (52 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 48 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is mostly good; recording volumes are uneven.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 933596406
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20868103
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0ef6b8c0-b951-0133-c009-3c07547a230f
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  • 1994: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Ocean dubs" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/112739b0-b951-0133-d1e5-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Ocean dubs" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/112739b0-b951-0133-d1e5-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1994). Ocean dubs Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/112739b0-b951-0133-d1e5-3c07547a230f

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Ocean dubs