Doubles, and, Eleven: performance at the Joyce Theater, 1988-03-23

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Title

Doubles, and, Eleven: performance at the Joyce Theater, 1988-03-23

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Singer)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Pugliese, Michael (Singer)
Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014 (Composer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Composer)
Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.) (Host)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1988-03-23

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1, side a: Doubles ["Spacings"] / Takehisa Kosugi (Kosugi) (0:00-23:57) |||| Streaming file 2, side b: Eleven ["Problems in the flying saucer"] / Robert Ashley (Kosugi, Michael Pugliese) (0:00-26:46)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1480

Subjects

Electronic music
Modern dance music
Operas
Vocal duets, Unaccompanied

Genres

Music

Notes

Content: Title, date, performers, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette and container, and the original performance program.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "Doubles ; T. Kosugi ; 3/23/88". Side b: "Eleven ; R. Ashley, T. Kosugi, M. Pugliese". Handwritten note on original container: "Doubles/Eleven ; full mix ; Rec. by R. Miller".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Doubles (1984), and, Eleven (1988).
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, New York, 1988 March 23.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (51 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; there is a recording hum throughout streaming file 1.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 914479472
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20750249
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7853aaf0-b907-0133-e908-60f81dd2b63c

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. "Doubles, and, Eleven: performance at the Joyce Theater, 1988-03-23" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7853aaf0-b907-0133-e908-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988). Doubles, and, Eleven: performance at the Joyce Theater, 1988-03-23 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7853aaf0-b907-0133-e908-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Doubles, and, Eleven: performance at the Joyce Theater, 1988-03-23" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7853aaf0-b907-0133-e908-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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