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Event no. 507: performance at Staatstheater in Cottbus, Germany, 1992-10-03

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Title

Event no. 507: performance at Staatstheater in Cottbus, Germany, 1992-10-03

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Recording engineer)
Staatstheater Cottbus (Host)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1992-10-03

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 647

Subjects

Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title, date, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT cassette and container.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT container: "Studio: Stratteater [Staatstheater] - Cottbus, Germany ; Client: MCDC ; Program: EVENT, Musicians: D.T., T.K., J.A. ; Date/Time: Oct. 3, 1992 ; Engineer: J.A. ; Source: LIVE".
Content: Contains the music for one of Merce Cunningham's Events.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D085.
Performers: David Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi, and John D.S. Adams, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at Staatstheater in, Cottbus, Germany, 1992 October 3.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio DAT cassette (93 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is good; there is audience applause at the end of the recording.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 890320976
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20292728
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 58f2fd60-b7b9-0133-253f-3c07547a230f

Rights

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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. "Event no. 507: performance at Staatstheater in Cottbus, Germany, 1992-10-03" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/58f2fd60-b7b9-0133-253f-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1992). Event no. 507: performance at Staatstheater in Cottbus, Germany, 1992-10-03 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/58f2fd60-b7b9-0133-253f-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Event no. 507: performance at Staatstheater in Cottbus, Germany, 1992-10-03" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/58f2fd60-b7b9-0133-253f-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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