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Doubletoss, CRWDSPCR (world premiere), and, Trackers: performance at the American Dance Festival, 1993-07-15

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Title

Doubletoss, CRWDSPCR (world premiere), and, Trackers: performance at the American Dance Festival, 1993-07-15

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Recording engineer)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Instrumentalist)
King, John, 1953 November 28- (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
King, John, 1953 November 28- (Composer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Composer)
Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo (Composer)
American Dance Festival (Host)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1993-07-15

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1: Doubletoss [Transfigurations / Kosugi] (Takehisa Kosugi) |||| Streaming file 2: CRWDSPCR [blues '99 / John King] (John King, Takehisa Kosugi, John D.S. Adams) |||| Streaming file 3: Trackers [Gravitational sounds / Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta] (John D.S. Adams)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 715

Subjects

Dobro music
Electronic and guitar music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
King, John, 1953 November 28- blues '99
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Transfigurations
Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo. Gravitational sounds

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title, location, performers and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "Studio: Page Auditorium, Durham, N.C. ; ADF [American Dance Festival] ; Client: MCDC ; Program: Doubletoss (T.K.), CRWDSPCR, world premiere (JK, TK, JA), Trackers, (J.A.) ; Date/Time: July 15, '93 ; Engineer: JDSA ; Source: LIVE ; Comments: Console crackel in Doubletoss. Seems like alot of light hum. No air mics used, direct from console.".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Doubletoss (1993), CRWDSPCR (1993), and Trackers (1991).
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D093.
Performers: John D.S. Adams, John King, and Takehisa Kosugi, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Page Auditorium at the American Dance Festival in, Durham, North Carolina, 1993 July 15.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio DAT cassette (90 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 48 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is good; recording level for Doubletoss/Transfigurations is slightly low.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 890321460
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20292742
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4f15db70-b7bb-0133-bf92-3c07547a230f

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Doubletoss, CRWDSPCR (world premiere), and, Trackers: performance at the American Dance Festival, 1993-07-15" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1993. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f15db70-b7bb-0133-bf92-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1993). Doubletoss, CRWDSPCR (world premiere), and, Trackers: performance at the American Dance Festival, 1993-07-15 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f15db70-b7bb-0133-bf92-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Doubletoss, CRWDSPCR (world premiere), and, Trackers: performance at the American Dance Festival, 1993-07-15" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f15db70-b7bb-0133-bf92-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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