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Native green, Loosestrife, Neighbors, and, Beach birds: performances at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, 1991-09-17/18

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Title

Native green, Loosestrife, Neighbors, and, Beach birds: performances at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, 1991-09-17/18

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Instrumentalist)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Recording engineer)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Cage, John (Composer)
King, John (Composer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Composer)
Pugliese, Michael (Composer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Théâtre de la ville (Paris, France) (Host)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1991-09-17 - 1991-09-18
Date Captured: 1991-09-18

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1: Native green [Gliss in sighs / John King (Takehisa Kosugi)] |||| Streaming file 2: Loosestrife (Sept. 13) [Mixed signals / Michael Pugliese (Michael Pugliese)] |||| Streaming file 3: Neighbors (Sept. 17) [Streams / Takehisa Kosugi (Takehisa Kosugi, Michael Pugliese, David Tudor)] |||| Streaming file 4: Beach birds (Sept. 18) [Four³ / Cage (Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, David Tudor)]

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 676

Subjects

Aleatory music
Electric violin
Electronic music
Mbira music
Modern dance music
Musique concrète
Piano music
Cage, John. Four⁶
King, John, 1953 November 28- Gliss in sighs
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Streams
Pugliese, Michael. Mixed signals

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title, date, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container and the performance programs.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT container: "Studio: Paris, 1991 Final perf[ormance] ; Program: Native Green, Loosestrife - MP TK, Neighbors (Sept. 17), Beach Birds (Sept. 18) ; Date: Sept. 17, 18 1991 ; Engineer: Rob Miller, John Adams ; Source: Live". Handwritten note on paper insert: "7th chords [crossed out]".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Native green (1985), Loosestrife (1991), Neighbors (1991), and, Beach birds (1991).
Content: Sound quality is mostly good; there is audience applause at the end of streaming file 2, and several audience coughs in the beginning of file 4.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D029.
Performers: Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, and David Tudor, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performances at Théâtre de la Ville in, Paris, France, 1991 September 17 and 18.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio DAT cassette (101 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 885205947
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20253997
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 941cf590-b72a-0133-d94a-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. "Native green, Loosestrife, Neighbors, and, Beach birds: performances at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, 1991-09-17/18" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991 - 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/941cf590-b72a-0133-d94a-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1991 - 1991). Native green, Loosestrife, Neighbors, and, Beach birds: performances at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, 1991-09-17/18 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/941cf590-b72a-0133-d94a-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Native green, Loosestrife, Neighbors, and, Beach birds: performances at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, 1991-09-17/18" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/941cf590-b72a-0133-d94a-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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