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Title
Performance day, 1990-08-11
Names
Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts (Creator)
Vees, Jack (Commentator)
Schrader, Barry (Lyricist)
Le Mée, Franck Royon (Lyricist)
Van Cleve, Libby (Performer)
Vees, Jack (Performer)
Le Mée, Franck Royon (Performer)
Schrader, Barry (Performer)
Collection

Yellow Springs Institute Audio/Visual Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990-08-11
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LVH 2556
Topics
Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts
Genres
Music
Filmed performances
Notes
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: V2-900811.
Content: "1990 sound research residency"--Program.
Content: Dark lighting.
Content: Title by cataloger.
Content: Misspelled: Le Mée's first name. Correct spelling: Franck.
Performers: Libby Van Cleve, oboe and bass oboe (Video 1; 1st-3rd works) ; Jack Vees, electronic tape, electric bass, electric guitar and sampled harpsichord (Video 1: 1st, 3rd-4th works) ; Barry Schrader, synthesizer (Video 2; 1st (performer in skit only) , 3rd-5th, 7th, 9th-10th works) ; Franck Royon Le Mée, performer, countertenor and piano (Video 2)
Venue: Recorded Yellow Springs Institute, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania 1990 August 11.
Acquisition: Gift; Yellow Springs Institute Board of Directors ; 2004.
Language: Sung in English; spoken in English and French (Video 2)
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Video 1: Apocrypha (oboe with electronic tape) / Jack Vees -- Jo-Ha-Kyu (solo oboe) ; Traces (electric bass and bass oboe) / Eleanor Hovda -- [Introduction of piece] (Jack Vees, commentary) ; Colorized Chaplin (electric guitar and sampled harpsichord) / Jack Vees. -Video 2: Night: [Skit] (Franck Royon Le Mée and Barry Schrader) ; Night creeps in (lyrics by Barry Schrader) ; Night gate ; Night dreams ; Night prayer ; Night ghosts ; Night chimes ; Lonely night (lyrics by Sappho) ; Night walk ; [Skit 2] (Franck Royon Le Mée) ; Le grande nuit du silence (lyrics recited and sung by Franck Royon Le Mée) ; [Skit 3] / Franck Royon Le Mée.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16517549
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10085
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8ceb93e0-313d-0132-0334-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Performance day, 1990-08-11" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8dd07040-313d-0132-81bc-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Performance day, 1990-08-11" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8dd07040-313d-0132-81bc-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1990). Performance day, 1990-08-11 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8dd07040-313d-0132-81bc-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Performance day, 1990-08-11