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Pieces of four short pieces, a work-in-progress

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Title

Pieces of four short pieces, a work-in-progress

Collection

Yellow Springs Institute Audio/Visual Collection

Names

Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts (Creator)
Noska, Barbara (Performer)
Wyckoff, Laurel (Performer)
Hall, Wesley (Performer)
Taylor, Marshall (Performer)
Holdeman, Charles (Performer)
Klucevsek, Guy (Performer)
Ierardi, Florence (Performer)
Childs, Mary Ellen (Composer)
Relâche (Musical group) (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1988-06-25

Table Of Contents

Darkness -- Three lighted people playing claves, version 1 -- Shot of empty stage with music stands and chairs, voices in booth -- Fully darkened ensemble introduction [Take 2] -- Three lighted people playing claves, version 2 -- Low lighted partial ensemble (Guy Klucesvek, accordion ; Wesley Hall, clarinet ; Marshall Taylor, saxophone ; Chuck Holdeman, bassoon)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LVH 2553

Subjects

Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts
Instrumental ensembles -- United States -- 1981-1990
Composers -- United States

Genres

Music
Filmed Performances

Notes

Numbering: Donor's inventory number: V2-880625.
Content: Audio and video erratic and unstable; this is best version of video available.
Content: First part of full program from the "1988 new music residency".
Content: Title taken from program.
Performers: Barbara Noska, mezzo-soprano (1st, 4th works) ; Laurel Wyckoff, flute (1st, 4th works) ; Wesley Hall, clarinet (1st, 3rd-4th works) ; Marshall Taylor, saxophone (1st, 3rd-4th works) ; Chuck Holdeman, bassoon (1st, 3rd-4th works) ; Guy Klucevsek, accordion (1st, 3rd-4th works) ; Florence Ierardi, percussion (1st-2nd, 4th works) ; Mary Ellen Childs, composer ; unidentified clave players.
Venue: Recorded at Yellow Springs Institute, Chester Springs, Pa., on June 25, 1988.
Acquisition: Gift; Yellow Springs Institute Board of Directors ; 2004.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (12 min.) : spund, color. ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16517546
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 43f1c590-313d-0132-92ca-3c075448cc4b

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Pieces of four short pieces, a work-in-progress" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/43f1c590-313d-0132-92ca-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988). Pieces of four short pieces, a work-in-progress Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/43f1c590-313d-0132-92ca-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Pieces of four short pieces, a work-in-progress" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/43f1c590-313d-0132-92ca-3c075448cc4b

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