Voice with melody-driven electronics: music for Rebus recorded at the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College, 1975-10

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Title

Voice with melody-driven electronics: music for Rebus recorded at the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College, 1975-10

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Behrman, David (Composer)
La Barbara, Joan, 1947- (Singer)
Mills College. Center for Contemporary Music (Event place)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1975-10

Table Of Contents

[Song 1] (0:00-14:24) -- [Song 2] (14:33-30:32)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2440

Subjects

Electronic music
Modern dance music
Vocalises

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title, date, location and performer provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on the original containers.
Content: Handwritten notes on the original container and hub: "Voice with melody-driven electronics (D. Behrman) ; Music for "Rebus" Joan La Barbara, Voice. ; Recorded at the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College, Oct. 75. ; 7.5 ips Quarter Track STEREO copy ; HEADS. 1st Band is 14'30". then leader then 2nd band, 15'17 ; Rebus music - use all speakers, tape: Ch 1 spkrs: 1+2, tape: Ch 2 spkrs: 3+4". Handwritten note on the copy reel: "David Behrman - Voice with melody-driven electronics ; 50 c/s copy. 6 1/4 [7 1/2 crossed out] ips, 1/4 tr. stereo. heads out. leader in middle".
Content: Contains music for Merce Cunningham's Rebus (1975).
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: R121, and, R122 (copy).
Venue: Recorded at the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College in, Oakland, California, 1975 October.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiotape reel (31 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, quarter track, stereo ; 7 in.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 902688613
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20523339
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4bacb1c0-c334-0133-6e43-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Voice with melody-driven electronics: music for Rebus recorded at the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College, 1975-10" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4bacb1c0-c334-0133-6e43-60f81dd2b63c

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