Beachcombers: master set of cues

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Title

Beachcombers: master set of cues

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Austin, Larry (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1983 (Questionable)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1242

Subjects

Computer music
Modern dance music

Genres

Music

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: music by Larry Austin.
Content: Contains the master cue parts used in the music for Merce Cunningham's Coast zone (1983).
Content: Title and date provided by cataloger based on typed notes on original cassettes and containers.
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 1: "Larry Austin, Beachcombers ; Final source for envelope follower, providing surf-drone through the piece ; recorded with DOLBY". Typed note on original cassette and container no. 2: "Larry Austin, Beachcombers ; Tape part playback, with Dolby in 30 minutes, Composer/Performer Edition". Typed note on original cassette and container no. 3: "Larry Austin, Beachcombers ; Headphone cue tape for FM Drone Cues". Typed note on original cassette and container no. 4: "Larry Austin, Beachcombers ; Headphone cue tape, Violin Cue". Typed notes on original cassette and container no. 5: "Larry Austin, Beachcombers ; Headphone cue tape, Koto Cue". Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 6: "Larry Austin, Beachcombers ; Tape part playback, no Dolby ; 30' dur., Composer/Performer Edition". Typed note on original cassette and container no. 7: "Larry Austin, Beachcombers ; Headphone cue-tape, Voice Cue".
Content: Stickers affixed to original containers contain handwritten notes: "Coast zone - Master".
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: C047 - C053.
Venue: Recorded in unidentified locations.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 6 audio cassettes (335 minutes total) : analog
Sound quality is good; the recordings end abruptly.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 913795903
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20730836
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6aa85d50-99b8-0136-7953-0015b49ef23f

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. "Beachcombers: master set of cues" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6aa85d50-99b8-0136-7953-0015b49ef23f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1983). Beachcombers: master set of cues Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6aa85d50-99b8-0136-7953-0015b49ef23f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Beachcombers: master set of cues" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6aa85d50-99b8-0136-7953-0015b49ef23f

Wikipedia citation

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