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Inlets 2, and, Shards: performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26

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Title

Inlets 2, and, Shards: performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Host)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1988-08-26

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1, side a: Program announcement (0:00-00:30) -- Inlets 2 [Aug. 25] "Inlets" / [John Cage] (0:45-21:08) -- Audience applause (20:11-20:55) -- [Inlets 2, Aug. 26] "Inlets" / [John Cage] (21:10-42:08) -- Audience applause (41:00-41:48) |||| Streaming file 2, side b: Shards [Aug. 26] ["Webwork" / David Tudor] (0:00-25:26) -- Audience applause (25:27-26:21)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1518

Subjects

Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Musique concrète
Cage, John. Inlets
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Webwork

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Inlets 2 (1983), and, Shards (1987).
Content: Title, dates, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "MCDC Saratoga 8/88 ; A. Inlets ; B. Shards. Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "Inlets #3 #4 ; Saratoga Springs 1988". Handwritten note on original cassette, side b: "Shards ; Saratoga Springs #4 1988 ; Rec. REM [Rob E. Miller]".
Venue: Recorded in performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1988 August 25 and 26.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (69 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; the dancers' footsteps are audible throughout the recordings and audience applause overlaps the ends of the performances.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 933582175
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20868016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6cf529c0-b94e-0133-db5a-3c07547a230f

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Inlets 2, and, Shards: performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6cf529c0-b94e-0133-db5a-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988). Inlets 2, and, Shards: performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6cf529c0-b94e-0133-db5a-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Inlets 2, and, Shards: performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6cf529c0-b94e-0133-db5a-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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